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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 Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
all
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From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
ask
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From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
beach
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From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
beak
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From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
bird
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From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
cannot
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From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
consider
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From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
count
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From this reading No man may count them.
day
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From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
days
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From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
dinky
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From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
drops
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From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
fly
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From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
grain
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From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
grains
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From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
Harbour
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From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
hops
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From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
lives
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From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
man
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From this reading No man may count them.
many
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From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading No man may count them.
million
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From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
minah
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From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
more
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From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man may count them.
Now
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From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
old
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From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
sand
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From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
stars
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From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
takes
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From this reading At Waikiki the _minah_ bird that cannot fly takes one grain of sand in its beak and hops, hops, all day long and for many days, all the day to Pearl Harbour and drops that one grain of sand into the harbour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No man may count them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
Waikiki
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From this reading “The grains of sand on the beach of Waikiki are as many as the stars, and more.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
wing
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From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now let us consider a little, dinky, old _minah_ bird with one broken wing that cannot fly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Did he have a million lives in which to count them, he would have to ask for more time.
