adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That'll be fun.
Bert
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From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
borrowverbUS /ˈbɑːroʊ/
get temporarily
From this reading "Can't you borrow a horse and drive it over?" asked the chief.
Can't
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From this reading "Can't you borrow a horse and drive it over?" asked the chief.
chemicaladjectiveUS /ˈkeməkəl/
relating to or used in chemistry
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/
a person who is in charge
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
ColenounUS /koʊl/
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
driveverbUS /draɪv/
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Can't you borrow a horse and drive it over?" asked the chief.
enginenounUS /ˈendʒən/
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "No; let's get the fellows over here and pull it back to Lakeville," proposed Bert.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
funnounUS /fʌn/
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading "That'll be fun.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "No; let's get the fellows over here and pull it back to Lakeville," proposed Bert.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
horsenounUS /hɔːrs/
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Can't you borrow a horse and drive it over?" asked the chief.
housedverbUS /haʊzd/
past form of “house” — contain or cover
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
How
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From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
Jamesville
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From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
Lakeville
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From this reading "No; let's get the fellows over here and pull it back to Lakeville," proposed Bert.
let's
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From this reading "No; let's get the fellows over here and pull it back to Lakeville," proposed Bert.
lookverbUS /lʊk/
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
machinenounUS /məˈʃiːn/
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No; let's get the fellows over here and pull it back to Lakeville," proposed Bert.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Can't you borrow a horse and drive it over?" asked the chief.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
proposedverbUS /prəˈpoʊzd/
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "No; let's get the fellows over here and pull it back to Lakeville," proposed Bert.
pullverbUS /pʊl/
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "No; let's get the fellows over here and pull it back to Lakeville," proposed Bert.
RUNverbUS /rʌn/
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
shedverbUS /ʃed/
get rid of
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
That'll
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From this reading "That'll be fun.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was in a shed, back of the place where the new chemical machine was housed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIRST RUN "How are we going to get it home?" asked Cole, as he and Bert, with the Jamesville fire chief, went out to look at the hand engine.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you borrow a horse and drive it over?" asked the chief.
