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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 Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
adieu
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
affording
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
all
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
attached
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
away
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From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
bade
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
become
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
benefit
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
boat
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From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
BOUND
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
canoe
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From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
capable
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
comfort
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
cost
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
exiles
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
followed
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From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
full
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
gathered
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From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
hard
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
headway
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From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
home
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
HOMEWARD
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND.
house
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
improvements
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
island
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
labor
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
leave
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
live
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From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
luxury
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
months
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
moved
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From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
much
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
new
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
Noddy
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From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
off
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From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
other
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
out
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From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
pushing
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From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
received
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
sadness
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
said
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From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
shook
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From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
shore
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From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
sorry
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From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Noddy shook out the sail of the boat, and pushing her off, followed the canoe.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
there
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From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
two
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From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The house and other improvements had cost Noddy so much hard labor that he was sorry to leave them before he had received the full benefit of all the comfort and luxury which they were capable of affording.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though the exiles had been on the island but little over two months, they had become much attached to their new home, and it was with a feeling of sadness that they bade adieu to it.
work
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From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
year
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From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you think we ought to live on the island for a year or so, after all the work we have done there?" said Noddy, as the boat gathered headway, and moved away from the shore.
