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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 Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
adjacent
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From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
ambitious
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
broke
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From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
Came
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From this reading Came a day when he grew impatient, and determined to hasten the hatching.
corn
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
cover
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From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
day
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From this reading Came a day when he grew impatient, and determined to hasten the hatching.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Came a day when he grew impatient, and determined to hasten the hatching.
eggs
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
farmer
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
field
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From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
grew
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From this reading Came a day when he grew impatient, and determined to hasten the hatching.
hasten
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From this reading Came a day when he grew impatient, and determined to hasten the hatching.
hatch
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
hatching
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From this reading Came a day when he grew impatient, and determined to hasten the hatching.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
impatient
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From this reading Came a day when he grew impatient, and determined to hasten the hatching.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
industriously
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
Irishman
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
large
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
moment
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
mule
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
mule's
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
needed
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
only
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
own
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
Pat
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
patch
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
pumpkin
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
pumpkins
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
rabbit
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From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
raw
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
sat
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
scurried
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From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
selecting
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
shock
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From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
sit
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
stamped
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From this reading He stamped on the pumpkin.
startled
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From this reading As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.
steal
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Came a day when he grew impatient, and determined to hasten the hatching.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
work
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From this reading Pat was ambitious to own a mule, and, selecting a large pumpkin, he sat on it industriously every moment he could steal from his work.
worked
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From this reading The raw Irishman was told by the farmer for whom he worked that the pumpkins in the corn patch were mule's eggs, which only needed someone to sit on them to hatch.
