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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 The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
accompany
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From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
allowed
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From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
Angel
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
arrived
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
article
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From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
banjo
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From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
begged
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From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
big
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
Bird
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
Boss
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From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
care
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From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
Chicken
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
common
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
company
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
count
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
easy
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
enough
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
enthusiasm
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From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
explained
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
filled
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From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
Freckles
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
frightened
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
glad
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
growing
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
hand
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
happy
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From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
illustration
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From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
just
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From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
leaving
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From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
line
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
location
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From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
log
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From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
marsh
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From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
matter
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
McLean
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
method
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From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
Mightily
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
read
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From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
Rewards
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
roll
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From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
run
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
secured
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From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
seem
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
series
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
sing
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From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
small
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
songs
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From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
Strives
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
subject
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
Swamp
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
talking
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
then
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
together
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From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
too
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
troublesome
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From this reading The Bird Woman explained to him that it was an easy matter with the subject she then had in hand; and as Little Chicken was too small to be frightened by him, and big enough to be growing troublesome, she was glad for his company.
wanted
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From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
watch
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From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
Wherein
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He begged to be allowed to accompany her into the swamp and watch the method by which she secured an illustration in such a location.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They went to the chicken log together, leaving to the happy Freckles the care of the Angel, who had brought her banjo and a roll of songs that she wanted to hear him sing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
Woman
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From this reading Wherein Freckles Strives Mightily and the Swamp Angel Rewards Him The Bird Woman and the Angel did not seem to count in the common run, for they arrived on time for the third of the series and found McLean on the line talking to Freckles.
Woman's
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From this reading The Boss was filled with enthusiasm over a marsh article of the Bird Woman's that he just had read.
