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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 AFTER DEER "A rattlesnake!"
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER DEER "A rattlesnake!"
all
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
beheld
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
big
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From this reading "My, what a big fellow!"
bite
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From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
care
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From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
crawling
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
cries
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
DEER
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From this reading AFTER DEER "A rattlesnake!"
doesn't
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From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
fellow
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From this reading "My, what a big fellow!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
heading
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From this reading "He is heading this way!"
hole
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
hunters
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is heading this way!"
large-sized
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My, what a big fellow!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
rattlesnake
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From this reading AFTER DEER "A rattlesnake!"
Sid
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
snake
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
some
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He is heading this way!"
Todd
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
tree
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
way
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From this reading "He is heading this way!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "My, what a big fellow!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Take care that he doesn't bite you!"
young
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From this reading Such were some of the cries uttered by the young hunters and Sid Todd as all beheld a large-sized snake crawling from a hole under the tree.