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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 On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
again
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
allow
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
amazingly
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From this reading They are amazingly quick in tracing an enemy, both in the woods and the prairie.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
anecdotes
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are amazingly quick in tracing an enemy, both in the woods and the prairie.
Austin
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They are amazingly quick in tracing an enemy, both in the woods and the prairie.
brothers
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
cottage
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
curiosity
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
endue
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From this reading _Hunter._ It has pleased God to endue Indians with quick perceptions.
enemy
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From this reading They are amazingly quick in tracing an enemy, both in the woods and the prairie.
excited
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
expected
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
eyes
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
falling
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From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
feet
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
following
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From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
found
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
God
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From this reading _Hunter._ It has pleased God to endue Indians with quick perceptions.
ground
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From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
happy
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Hunter._ It has pleased God to endue Indians with quick perceptions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
hear
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
heard
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From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
hearts
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
hunter
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From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
Indian
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
Indians
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From this reading _Hunter._ It has pleased God to endue Indians with quick perceptions.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Hunter._ It has pleased God to endue Indians with quick perceptions.
listened
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From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
little
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
loiteringverbUS /ˈlɔɪtərɪŋ/
standing or moving slowly without a clear purpose
From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
lost
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
minute
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
much
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
near
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
occasion
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
off
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
ordinary
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
perceptions
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From this reading _Hunter._ It has pleased God to endue Indians with quick perceptions.
pin
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From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
pleasant
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
pleased
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From this reading _Hunter._ It has pleased God to endue Indians with quick perceptions.
prairie
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From this reading They are amazingly quick in tracing an enemy, both in the woods and the prairie.
quick
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From this reading _Hunter._ It has pleased God to endue Indians with quick perceptions.
seated
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From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
set
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
single
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
sparkling
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
time
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
too
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From this reading On an ordinary occasion, they might have found time for a little pleasant loitering; but the Indian anecdotes they expected to hear excited their curiosity too much to allow a single minute to be lost.
tracing
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From this reading They are amazingly quick in tracing an enemy, both in the woods and the prairie.
two
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A pin might have been heard falling on the ground, when, seated in the cottage, they listened to the following anecdotes of the hunter.
willing
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
wood
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From this reading With willing feet, sparkling eyes and happy hearts, Austin and his two brothers again set off for the cottage near the wood.
woods
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From this reading They are amazingly quick in tracing an enemy, both in the woods and the prairie.
