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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 Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
ane
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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
Anyhow
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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
back
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
beautiful
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
big
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
box
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
Bravely
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
case
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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
deep
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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
drove
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
Duncan
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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.
Duncan's
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
entrance
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
examine
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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
Experiences
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
Faces
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
foundations
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
Freckles
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
grain
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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
guid
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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
haena
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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
havin
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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
hurt
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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
loaded
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
looks
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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
made
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
most
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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.
nail
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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.
nailin
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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
New
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
Opens
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
pity
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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.
place
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
rare
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From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
return
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
safer
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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
said
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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.
secure
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
seems
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From this reading “It seems most a pity to nail into that tree,” said Duncan.
selected
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
set
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
sheltered
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
store-box
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
stump
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
swamp
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
there
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I haena the time to examine into the grain of it, but it looks as if it might be a rare ane.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
town
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
tree
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
trip
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
Trouble
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
wagon
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
Way
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
west
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From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Faces Trouble Bravely and Opens the Way for New Experiences On Duncan's return from his next trip to town there was a big store-box loaded on the back of his wagon.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
winna
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From this reading Anyhow, the nailin' winna hurt it deep, and havin' the case by it will make it safer if it is a guid ane.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He drove to the west entrance of the swamp, set the box on a stump that Freckles had selected in a beautiful, sheltered place, and made it secure on its foundations with a tree at its back.
