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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
all
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
barn
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From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
big
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
BILL
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From this reading BILL THOMPSON’S TENT.
boys
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
called
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
campin
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
canvas
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
ceased
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you think of that?”
dozen
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From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
excitement
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
father
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
Fellers
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
go
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
grand
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
greatest
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
Hardly
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
home
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
hunt
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
impart
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
jest
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
news
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
off
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
ornamented
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From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
present
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From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
reg'lar
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
said
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From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
says
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
skin
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From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
talk
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
TENT
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From this reading BILL THOMPSON’S TENT.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you think of that?”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
Thompson
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
THOMPSON'S
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From this reading BILL THOMPSON’S TENT.
thrown
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
Tip's
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From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
together
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From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
victim
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From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
week
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From this reading “Fellers, my father has jest brought home a great big tent――a reg’lar canvas one――an’ he says we may take it, an’ all go off campin’ for a week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hardly had the boys ceased to talk of their grand hunt when they were thrown into the greatest excitement by news which Bill Thompson had called them together to impart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This is what he said, when at least a dozen were present behind the same barn that had been ornamented with the skin of Tip’s victim:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think of that?”
