Chapter IX
STUDDENHAM. No, Sir. Only birds. We'll be doin' the spinneys and the home covert while you're down. KEITH.
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Chapter IX
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STUDDENHAM.
No,
Sir.
Only
birds.
We'll
be
doin'
the
spinneys
and
the
home
covert
while
you're
down.
KEITH.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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STUDDENHAM.
Line 2
No,
Sir.
Line 3
Only
birds.
Line 4
We'll
be
doin'
the
spinneys
and
the
home
covert
while
you're
down.
Line 5
KEITH.
Learner Dictionary
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While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “We'll be doin' the spinneys and the home covert while you're down.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We'll be doin' the spinneys and the home covert while you're down.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We'll be doin' the spinneys and the home covert while you're down.
birds
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From this reading Only birds.
covert
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doin
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down
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home
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KEITH
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From this reading KEITH.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, Sir.
Only
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From this reading Only birds.
Sir
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From this reading No, Sir.
spinneys
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STUDDENHAM
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From this reading STUDDENHAM.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We'll be doin' the spinneys and the home covert while you're down.
We'll
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From this reading We'll be doin' the spinneys and the home covert while you're down.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading We'll be doin' the spinneys and the home covert while you're down.
you're
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From this reading We'll be doin' the spinneys and the home covert while you're down.