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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 TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
admiration
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From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
all
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From this reading “Not very, and they are the most interesting of all domestic farm-life,” returned Miss Mason.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I wonder if bees are hard to keep?” said Belle.
asked
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From this reading “How do you know that?” asked Janet, eagerly.
attention
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
bee-farmer
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From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
BEES
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
Belle
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
BUGS
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
called
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
country
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From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
distance
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you know that?” asked Janet, eagerly.
domestic
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From this reading “Not very, and they are the most interesting of all domestic farm-life,” returned Miss Mason.
eagerly
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From this reading “How do you know that?” asked Janet, eagerly.
Farm
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
farm-life
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From this reading “Not very, and they are the most interesting of all domestic farm-life,” returned Miss Mason.
gone
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
Green
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
half
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
hard
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From this reading “I wonder if bees are hard to keep?” said Belle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
Hill
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
hiving
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
honeybees
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
How
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From this reading “How do you know that?” asked Janet, eagerly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder if bees are hard to keep?” said Belle.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I wonder if bees are hard to keep?” said Belle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
intelligence
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From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
interesting
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From this reading “Not very, and they are the most interesting of all domestic farm-life,” returned Miss Mason.
Janet
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From this reading “How do you know that?” asked Janet, eagerly.
keep
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From this reading “I wonder if bees are hard to keep?” said Belle.
know
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From this reading “How do you know that?” asked Janet, eagerly.
man
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
manifested
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From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
Mason
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From this reading “Not very, and they are the most interesting of all domestic farm-life,” returned Miss Mason.
Miss
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From this reading “Not very, and they are the most interesting of all domestic farm-life,” returned Miss Mason.
more
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
most
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From this reading “Not very, and they are the most interesting of all domestic farm-life,” returned Miss Mason.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
returned
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From this reading “Not very, and they are the most interesting of all domestic farm-life,” returned Miss Mason.
said
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From this reading “I wonder if bees are hard to keep?” said Belle.
stories
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From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
summer
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From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
swarm
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
TELLS
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From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How do you know that?” asked Janet, eagerly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
told
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From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
very
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From this reading “Not very, and they are the most interesting of all domestic farm-life,” returned Miss Mason.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
watched
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From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading TELLS OF BEES AND BUGS They had not gone more than half the distance to Green Hill Farm before Belle called their attention to a man who was hiving a swarm of honeybees.
won
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From this reading “We watched a bee-farmer in the country, one summer, and the stories he told of his bees, and the intelligence they manifested, won my admiration of them.
wonder
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From this reading “I wonder if bees are hard to keep?” said Belle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you know that?” asked Janet, eagerly.
