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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 The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
accord
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From this reading They launched it in Eagle Lake, with all the ceremony one would accord some palatial yacht.
all
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
arrived
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From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
Artie
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From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
bench
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
built
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From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
cabin
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
canoe
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From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
ceremony
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From this reading They launched it in Eagle Lake, with all the ceremony one would accord some palatial yacht.
cooling
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From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
day
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From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
days
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
dividing
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
done
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From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
Eagle
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From this reading They launched it in Eagle Lake, with all the ceremony one would accord some palatial yacht.
early
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
factor
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
fashion
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From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
how
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From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
Indian
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From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
Jeb
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From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
Lake
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From this reading They launched it in Eagle Lake, with all the ceremony one would accord some palatial yacht.
launched
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From this reading They launched it in Eagle Lake, with all the ceremony one would accord some palatial yacht.
leaving
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
make
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
merge
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
morning
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
new
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
Night
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
other
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
out
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
palatial
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From this reading They launched it in Eagle Lake, with all the ceremony one would accord some palatial yacht.
present
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
promised
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From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
quite
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
remarked
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
scheme
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
seem
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
seemed
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
set
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
shores
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From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
showing
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From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
some
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From this reading They launched it in Eagle Lake, with all the ceremony one would accord some palatial yacht.
sooner
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From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
swim
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They launched it in Eagle Lake, with all the ceremony one would accord some palatial yacht.
things
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
true
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From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
very
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From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
warm
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From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Uncle Jeb built them a canoe, showing them how it was done in true Indian fashion.
waters
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From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It promised to be a very warm day and Artie and Westy had no sooner arrived on the shores of the lake than they were into its cooling waters.
Westy
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From this reading The days seemed to merge themselves one into the other, and, as Westy remarked, “Night did not seem to be a dividing factor in the present scheme of things at all.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
whittling
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They launched it in Eagle Lake, with all the ceremony one would accord some palatial yacht.
wood
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From this reading One morning quite early, they set out for a swim, leaving Uncle Jeb behind whittling some wood with which to make a new bench for the cabin.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They launched it in Eagle Lake, with all the ceremony one would accord some palatial yacht.
yacht
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From this reading They launched it in Eagle Lake, with all the ceremony one would accord some palatial yacht.
