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able
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
aid
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From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
all
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From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
announced
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From this reading “That was just what he did, I’m proud to say,” the minister announced.
artery
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
asked
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From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
away
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
Ban
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From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
bleeding
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
boat
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From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
breath
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
BROTHERLY
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From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
demanded
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From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
drew
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Elmer
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From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
first
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From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
get
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From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
greeted
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From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
guess
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
here
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From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
hurt
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From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
I'm
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From this reading “That was just what he did, I’m proud to say,” the minister announced.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
injured
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From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
Jansen
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From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
Jones
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From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
Josh
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From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
just
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
Leslie
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From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
line
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From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
little
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From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
minister
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From this reading “That was just what he did, I’m proud to say,” the minister announced.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
party
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From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
please
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From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
proud
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From this reading “That was just what he did, I’m proud to say,” the minister announced.
say
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From this reading “That was just what he did, I’m proud to say,” the minister announced.
seen
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
shore
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From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
show
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From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
SPIRIT
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From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
stop
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
stunts
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
Tell
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From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
think
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From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
took
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From this reading “I’ve seen him do stunts that took my breath away, and I just guess he ought to be able to stop an artery from bleeding.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
way
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From this reading THE BROTHERLY SPIRIT “Tell us all about it, please!” was the way the party was greeted as the boat drew to shore.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And did Leslie, here, show what he could do along the line of first aid to the injured?” demanded Elmer Jones.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will little Josh get over his hurt, do you think?” asked Ban Jansen.
