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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 TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
eggs
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
enough
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
expectant
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From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
feed
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
fence
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From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
fight
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From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
finding
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
food
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From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
fowl
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
given
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
gossiping
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
grunt
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From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
heavily
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From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
hen
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
hole
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From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
house
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
Janet
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
Jimmy
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From this reading “Jimmy!
last
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
laughingly
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From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
leaned
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From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
look
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From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
madly
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From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
more
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From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
mother-hen
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From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
mush
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From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
never
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From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
now
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From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
other
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
out
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
pan
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From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
pen
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
perturbed
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
pig
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
porkers
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From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
quickly
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
ran
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
rooted
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From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
SCOUTS
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
SEAL
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
setting
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
shoved
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From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
SOLOMON'S
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
TENDERFOOT
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
TROOP
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
turned
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From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
uncovered
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
watching
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From this reading After watching them fight and grunt madly for the mush, she laughingly turned and went to have one more look at the expectant mother-hen.
week
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
went
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From this reading TENDERFOOT SCOUTS OF SOLOMON’S SEAL TROOP Having given the setting hen enough feed to last a week, Janet went to the pig pen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She never leaned heavily on the fence, now, but she shoved the pan of food under the fence where one of the porkers had rooted a hole.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
yard
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From this reading She was so perturbed at finding the eggs uncovered and the hen out in the yard gossiping with the other fowl, that she ran quickly to the house.
