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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 his feeble state he might as well try to catch a Deer or a Hawk.
able
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was in despair, when his eye lighted on the Chickens about the stable; but what's the use?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
animal
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In his feeble state he might as well try to catch a Deer or a Hawk.
bacon
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
box
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was in despair, when his eye lighted on the Chickens about the stable; but what's the use?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
catch
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From this reading In his feeble state he might as well try to catch a Deer or a Hawk.
Chickens
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From this reading He was in despair, when his eye lighted on the Chickens about the stable; but what's the use?
cut
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
Deer
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From this reading In his feeble state he might as well try to catch a Deer or a Hawk.
despair
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From this reading He was in despair, when his eye lighted on the Chickens about the stable; but what's the use?
doubtless
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
down
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From this reading Now they were down to flour and tea.
dragged
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
eye
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From this reading He was in despair, when his eye lighted on the Chickens about the stable; but what's the use?
feeble
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From this reading In his feeble state he might as well try to catch a Deer or a Hawk.
flies
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
flour
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From this reading Now they were down to flour and tea.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
gone
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
Hawk
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From this reading In his feeble state he might as well try to catch a Deer or a Hawk.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
horror
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
house
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in despair, when his eye lighted on the Chickens about the stable; but what's the use?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
kept
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
lighted
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From this reading He was in despair, when his eye lighted on the Chickens about the stable; but what's the use?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In his feeble state he might as well try to catch a Deer or a Hawk.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
Now
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From this reading Now they were down to flour and tea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
only
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In his feeble state he might as well try to catch a Deer or a Hawk.
piece
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
rise
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
safe
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
shady
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
side
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
slice
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
some
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
Soon
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
stable
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From this reading He was in despair, when his eye lighted on the Chickens about the stable; but what's the use?
state
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From this reading In his feeble state he might as well try to catch a Deer or a Hawk.
stolen
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
tea
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From this reading Now they were down to flour and tea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they were down to flour and tea.
Thor
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
treasured
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
try
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From this reading In his feeble state he might as well try to catch a Deer or a Hawk.
use
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From this reading He was in despair, when his eye lighted on the Chickens about the stable; but what's the use?
usual
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
well
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From this reading In his feeble state he might as well try to catch a Deer or a Hawk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now they were down to flour and tea.
what's
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From this reading He was in despair, when his eye lighted on the Chickens about the stable; but what's the use?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
whole
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From this reading Soon Thor was the only one able to rise, and one morning when he dragged himself to cut the little usual slice of their treasured bacon he found, to his horror, that the whole piece was gone.
wild
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From this reading It had been stolen, doubtless by some wild animal, from the little box on the shady side of the house, where it was kept safe from flies.
