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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 A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
afternoon
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
again
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
always
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From this reading Now there was a hunt for the nimble squirrel, which always got safely away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
annoyances
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
Anon
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From this reading Anon there was a plunge into the thickest coppice for spring flowers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The time passed as only a bright holiday can pass with the light-hearted.
awake
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
away
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From this reading Now there was a hunt for the nimble squirrel, which always got safely away.
Beecham
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
bright
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From this reading The time passed as only a bright holiday can pass with the light-hearted.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The time passed as only a bright holiday can pass with the light-hearted.
captured
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
coppice
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From this reading Anon there was a plunge into the thickest coppice for spring flowers.
enjoyment
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
flowers
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From this reading Anon there was a plunge into the thickest coppice for spring flowers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
forgot
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
got
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From this reading Now there was a hunt for the nimble squirrel, which always got safely away.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
Henning
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
holiday
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From this reading The time passed as only a bright holiday can pass with the light-hearted.
hunt
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From this reading Now there was a hunt for the nimble squirrel, which always got safely away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anon there was a plunge into the thickest coppice for spring flowers.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
keen
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
light-hearted
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From this reading The time passed as only a bright holiday can pass with the light-hearted.
long
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
merriest
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
nature
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
nimble
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From this reading Now there was a hunt for the nimble squirrel, which always got safely away.
Now
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From this reading Now there was a hunt for the nimble squirrel, which always got safely away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
once
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
only
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From this reading The time passed as only a bright holiday can pass with the light-hearted.
pass
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From this reading The time passed as only a bright holiday can pass with the light-hearted.
passed
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From this reading The time passed as only a bright holiday can pass with the light-hearted.
plunge
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From this reading Anon there was a plunge into the thickest coppice for spring flowers.
Roy
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
safely
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From this reading Now there was a hunt for the nimble squirrel, which always got safely away.
Shealey
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
slumber
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
spring
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From this reading Anon there was a plunge into the thickest coppice for spring flowers.
squirrel
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From this reading Now there was a hunt for the nimble squirrel, which always got safely away.
stroll
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
Sunday
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
TALK
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
there
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From this reading Now there was a hunt for the nimble squirrel, which always got safely away.
thickest
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From this reading Anon there was a plunge into the thickest coppice for spring flowers.
three
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
time
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
took
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now there was a hunt for the nimble squirrel, which always got safely away.
winter
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The time passed as only a bright holiday can pass with the light-hearted.
witnessing
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From this reading He, in the keen enjoyment of witnessing nature once again awake from its long winter slumber, for a time forgot his annoyances, and was the merriest of the three.
woods
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From this reading A TALK Shealey and Beecham captured Roy Henning and took him for a long stroll through the woods that Sunday afternoon.
