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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 In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading EARL HAS AN ADVENTURE.
allow
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading EARL HAS AN ADVENTURE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
bank
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
boot
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From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
crossing
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
down
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
EARL
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From this reading EARL HAS AN ADVENTURE.
explained
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From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
fix
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From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
ground
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EARL HAS AN ADVENTURE.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
head
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
held
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
injured
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From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
leaned
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
loose
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From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
lot
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
luck
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From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
means
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
mountain
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
now
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
otherwise
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From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
out
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
Randy
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From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
rested
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
resting-place
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
rock
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
run
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
sand
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From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
sat
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
secure
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
seriously
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From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
shipped
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
side
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
slipped
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
some
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From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
stream
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
trail
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From this reading As Randy had explained, Earl had stopped on the trail to fix his boot.
Unfortunately
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
up
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
water
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From this reading In crossing the mountain stream he had shipped a lot of water, and he sat down on a rock and held up his foot, to allow the water to run out on the ground.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As luck would have it, he struck in some loose sand, otherwise he would have been seriously injured.
youth
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From this reading Unfortunately for the youth he had rested on a rock which was by no means secure on the bank of the stream, and now, as he leaned to one side, the rock slipped from its resting-place, and down went poor Earl into the water head first.
