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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 BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
accomplish
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From this reading Because it was not a work day, there was no sense of hurry to accomplish a task.
allow
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From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
arrival
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From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
back
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From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because it was not a work day, there was no sense of hurry to accomplish a task.
bed
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From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
breakfast
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
BREAKING
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
calf
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From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
COMMANDMENT
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
cow
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From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
cute
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From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
day
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From this reading Because it was not a work day, there was no sense of hurry to accomplish a task.
docilely
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From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
eager
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From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
exceptional
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From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
Farm
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From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
farmer-scouts
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From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
following
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From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
generally
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
Green
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From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
hand
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Hill
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From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
hour's
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
hurry
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From this reading Because it was not a work day, there was no sense of hurry to accomplish a task.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Because it was not a work day, there was no sense of hurry to accomplish a task.
lawn
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From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
led
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From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
leisurely
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
milking
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From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
more
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
morning
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Because it was not a work day, there was no sense of hurry to accomplish a task.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Because it was not a work day, there was no sense of hurry to accomplish a task.
observed
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Because it was not a work day, there was no sense of hurry to accomplish a task.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the Sunday following the arrival of the cow and calf at Green Hill Farm was an exceptional one for the farmer-scouts.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
Rachel
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From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
Sam
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From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
sense
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From this reading Because it was not a work day, there was no sense of hurry to accomplish a task.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
sleep
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
stay
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From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
Sue
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From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
Sunday
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
Susy
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From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
task
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TENTH
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From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
then
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there
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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because it was not a work day, there was no sense of hurry to accomplish a task.
too
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From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
try
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From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were too eager to try a hand at milking Sue to stay in bed and allow Sam or Rachel the same pleasure.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And then there was Susy, who was too cute for anything when she was being led so docilely to and from the back lawn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BREAKING THE TENTH COMMANDMENT Sunday morning was generally observed with an hour’s more sleep and a leisurely breakfast.
work
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From this reading Because it was not a work day, there was no sense of hurry to accomplish a task.
