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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 _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
all
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From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
bank
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
Brook
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
curious
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From this reading The curious to gratify, You first will have to satisfy.
down
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From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
ear
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From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
ended
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From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
ever
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
first
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From this reading The curious to gratify, You first will have to satisfy.
followed
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From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
foolishly
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From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
foot
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From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
Forest
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
furrow
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From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
gratify
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From this reading The curious to gratify, You first will have to satisfy.
Green
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
hadn't
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From this reading Peter hadn’t the least idea who had made that queer trail.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The curious to gratify, You first will have to satisfy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
hind
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From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
idea
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From this reading Peter hadn’t the least idea who had made that queer trail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
Joe
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
Laughing
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
least
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From this reading Peter hadn’t the least idea who had made that queer trail.
Little
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
lived
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
long
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From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
made
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From this reading Peter hadn’t the least idea who had made that queer trail.
now
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From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
Otter
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
Peter
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
puzzled
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
queer
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From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
Rabbit
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
rather
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From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
sat
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
satisfy
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From this reading The curious to gratify, You first will have to satisfy.
scratching
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From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
staring
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From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
steep
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
straight
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From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Peter hadn’t the least idea who had made that queer trail.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The curious to gratify, You first will have to satisfy.
then
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From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
there
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From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The curious to gratify, You first will have to satisfy.
top
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Peter Rabbit sat at the top of the steep bank of the Laughing Brook in the Green Forest, as puzzled a Rabbit as ever lived.
trail
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From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
water
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From this reading The queer trail he had followed ended in this long furrow straight down the steep bank to the water.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Peter hadn’t the least idea who had made that queer trail.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The curious to gratify, You first will have to satisfy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So he sat there, staring all about rather foolishly, and now and then scratching a long ear with a long hind foot.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The curious to gratify, You first will have to satisfy.
