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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 Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
all
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are in the ground feeding on the roots of plants.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
breeds
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From this reading This insect breeds largely in sod and when this is plowed under and other crops are planted the grubs may injure them severely.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
carpet
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
children
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From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
coiled
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
country
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From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
crops
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From this reading This insect breeds largely in sod and when this is plowed under and other crops are planted the grubs may injure them severely.
dies
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
down
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
eaten
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
familiar
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From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
fat
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
feeding
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From this reading They are in the ground feeding on the roots of plants.
followed
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
furrow
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
grass
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
ground
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From this reading They are in the ground feeding on the roots of plants.
GRUB
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From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
grubs
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
injure
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From this reading This insect breeds largely in sod and when this is plowed under and other crops are planted the grubs may injure them severely.
insect
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From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
JUNE-BUG
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From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
land
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
largely
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From this reading This insect breeds largely in sod and when this is plowed under and other crops are planted the grubs may injure them severely.
lawns
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
like
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This insect breeds largely in sod and when this is plowed under and other crops are planted the grubs may injure them severely.
meadows
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
more
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From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They are in the ground feeding on the roots of plants.
off
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
Often
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They are in the ground feeding on the roots of plants.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
other
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From this reading This insect breeds largely in sod and when this is plowed under and other crops are planted the grubs may injure them severely.
planted
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From this reading This insect breeds largely in sod and when this is plowed under and other crops are planted the grubs may injure them severely.
plants
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From this reading They are in the ground feeding on the roots of plants.
plow
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
plowed
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From this reading This insect breeds largely in sod and when this is plowed under and other crops are planted the grubs may injure them severely.
rich
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
roll
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
rolled
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
roots
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From this reading They are in the ground feeding on the roots of plants.
seen
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
severely
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From this reading This insect breeds largely in sod and when this is plowed under and other crops are planted the grubs may injure them severely.
sod
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
stage
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From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
strips
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From this reading Often all the roots of grass in lawns and meadows are eaten off and the sod dies and can be rolled up like strips of carpet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are in the ground feeding on the roots of plants.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
turns
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This insect breeds largely in sod and when this is plowed under and other crops are planted the grubs may injure them severely.
up
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From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
WHITE
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From this reading THE WHITE GRUB OR JUNE-BUG This insect is more familiar to country children in the grub stage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Every one who has followed a plow in rich sod land has seen these fat, white coiled grubs roll down into the furrow when the plow turns them up.
