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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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always
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From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a splendid book, one of Kingston's very best, written and published at the very end of his life, and it will give you a very good read.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a splendid book, one of Kingston's very best, written and published at the very end of his life, and it will give you a very good read.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
best
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book
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.
CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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end
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exercises
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.
G
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From this reading Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.
give
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going
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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H
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From this reading Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.
happens
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From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a splendid book, one of Kingston's very best, written and published at the very end of his life, and it will give you a very good read.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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just
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From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
Kingston
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From this reading Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.
Kingston's
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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more
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much
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From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a splendid book, one of Kingston's very best, written and published at the very end of his life, and it will give you a very good read.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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page
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From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
published
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read
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see
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From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
splendid
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From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a splendid book, one of Kingston's very best, written and published at the very end of his life, and it will give you a very good read.
swimming
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From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.
there
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From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a splendid book, one of Kingston's very best, written and published at the very end of his life, and it will give you a very good read.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
turn
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From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
usual
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very
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W
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From this reading Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.
wanting
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Waves
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From this reading Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a splendid book, one of Kingston's very best, written and published at the very end of his life, and it will give you a very good read.
Won
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From this reading Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.
written
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a splendid book, one of Kingston's very best, written and published at the very end of his life, and it will give you a very good read.
