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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 German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
All
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From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
away
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From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They cannot be shaken off.
believed
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From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
biggest
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From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
black
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
blue
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
cannot
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From this reading They cannot be shaken off.
claimed
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From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
completed
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
creatures
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From this reading Each of these great creatures weighed nearly two hundred pounds.
Danes
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
day
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From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
described
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From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
Dogs
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each of these great creatures weighed nearly two hundred pounds.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
expression
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
eye
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
ferocity
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
German
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
go
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From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each of these great creatures weighed nearly two hundred pounds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
hundred
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From this reading Each of these great creatures weighed nearly two hundred pounds.
hunting
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From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
like
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From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
magnificent
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
match
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From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
method
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From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
more
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From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
muscled
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From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
nearly
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From this reading Each of these great creatures weighed nearly two hundred pounds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
off
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From this reading They cannot be shaken off.
old
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From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
other
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
pounds
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From this reading Each of these great creatures weighed nearly two hundred pounds.
produced
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
samples
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
shaken
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From this reading They cannot be shaken off.
show
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From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
singular
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
soon
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
spots
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Each of these great creatures weighed nearly two hundred pounds.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
thus
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From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
Tigers
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From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
trail
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From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
two
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
unusual
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Each of these great creatures weighed nearly two hundred pounds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
white
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From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The German soon produced as samples of his Dogs, two magnificent Danes, one white, the other blue with black spots and a singular white eye that completed an expression of unusual ferocity.
Wolf
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From this reading They were muscled like Tigers, and the German was readily believed when he claimed that these two alone were more than a match for the biggest Wolf.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He thus described their method of hunting: "All you have to do is show them the trail and, even if it is a day old, away they go on it.
