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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 BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Too much of a job for one man to undertake alone, and with your permission, we'll begin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
arranged
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
barn
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
BEE
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From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
bees
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
begin
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From this reading Too much of a job for one man to undertake alone, and with your permission, we'll begin.
belated
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
BENEFICENT
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From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
better
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
blacksmith
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From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
busy
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From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
Calvert
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From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
chair
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From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
country
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From this reading "It's a way country folks have of giving a neighbor a lift.
Dorothy
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From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
explained
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From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
fetch
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From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
folks
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From this reading "It's a way country folks have of giving a neighbor a lift.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
further
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From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
get
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
giving
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From this reading "It's a way country folks have of giving a neighbor a lift.
harvesting
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
hastened
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From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It's a way country folks have of giving a neighbor a lift.
haying
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
It's
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From this reading "It's a way country folks have of giving a neighbor a lift.
job
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From this reading Too much of a job for one man to undertake alone, and with your permission, we'll begin.
lift
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From this reading "It's a way country folks have of giving a neighbor a lift.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
man
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From this reading Too much of a job for one man to undertake alone, and with your permission, we'll begin.
merrily
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From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
Mrs
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From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
much
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From this reading Too much of a job for one man to undertake alone, and with your permission, we'll begin.
named
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From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
neighbor
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From this reading "It's a way country folks have of giving a neighbor a lift.
now
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's a way country folks have of giving a neighbor a lift.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
permission
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From this reading Too much of a job for one man to undertake alone, and with your permission, we'll begin.
raise
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
shape
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
Skyrie
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
smiling
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From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
somebody's
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
synonym
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From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
Too
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From this reading Too much of a job for one man to undertake alone, and with your permission, we'll begin.
undertake
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From this reading Too much of a job for one man to undertake alone, and with your permission, we'll begin.
up
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
way
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From this reading "It's a way country folks have of giving a neighbor a lift.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
we'll
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From this reading Too much of a job for one man to undertake alone, and with your permission, we'll begin.
we've
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From this reading We get up 'bees' to raise a barn, help in somebody's belated haying or harvesting, and we've arranged one now to get Skyrie into a little better shape.
well
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From this reading A BENEFICENT BEE If to be busy is a synonym for "bee" this one was well named.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As the blacksmith further explained, while Dorothy hastened to fetch a chair for Mrs. Calvert, who stood beside him, merrily smiling:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Too much of a job for one man to undertake alone, and with your permission, we'll begin.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Too much of a job for one man to undertake alone, and with your permission, we'll begin.
