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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 It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
air
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From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
all
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From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
Already
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From this reading Already some insects had made nests and cocoons under this sheeting.
always
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From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Already some insects had made nests and cocoons under this sheeting.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
bark
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From this reading It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
breathe
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From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
breathes
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From this reading It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
cocoons
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From this reading Already some insects had made nests and cocoons under this sheeting.
deeply
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From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
easier
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From this reading It is much easier to take off the wires than it is to take nails out of a tree.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
insects
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From this reading Already some insects had made nests and cocoons under this sheeting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
left
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From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
lungs
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From this reading It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
made
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From this reading Already some insects had made nests and cocoons under this sheeting.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
much
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From this reading It is much easier to take off the wires than it is to take nails out of a tree.
nails
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From this reading It is much easier to take off the wires than it is to take nails out of a tree.
nest
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From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
nests
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From this reading Already some insects had made nests and cocoons under this sheeting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
off
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From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
out
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From this reading It is much easier to take off the wires than it is to take nails out of a tree.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
robins
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From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
said
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From this reading It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
sheeting
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From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
some
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From this reading Already some insects had made nests and cocoons under this sheeting.
take
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From this reading It is much easier to take off the wires than it is to take nails out of a tree.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is much easier to take off the wires than it is to take nails out of a tree.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Already some insects had made nests and cocoons under this sheeting.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
took
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From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
tree
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From this reading After the robins had left their nest I took the sheeting off the tree.
trees
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From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
try
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From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Already some insects had made nests and cocoons under this sheeting.
want
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From this reading I want all the trees around me to breathe deeply of the precious air, so I try always to save the bark.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is said that the bark of a tree is its lungs through which it breathes.
wires
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From this reading It is much easier to take off the wires than it is to take nails out of a tree.
