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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 JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITTLE JOE AND MRS.
Beaver
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
Brook
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
Brother
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
covered
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
DECISION
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From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
deep
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From this reading The Green Meadows and the Green Forest and the Old Pasture were deep with snow.
down
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
eager
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From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
excepting
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
Experience
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From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
Far
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
Forest
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From this reading The Green Meadows and the Green Forest and the Old Pasture were deep with snow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
Frost
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
Green
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From this reading The Green Meadows and the Green Forest and the Old Pasture were deep with snow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
ice
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
Jack
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
JOE
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From this reading LITTLE JOE AND MRS.
Laughing
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
LITTLE
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From this reading LITTLE JOE AND MRS.
Meadows
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From this reading The Green Meadows and the Green Forest and the Old Pasture were deep with snow.
MRS
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From this reading LITTLE JOE AND MRS.
North
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
now
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
Old
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From this reading The Green Meadows and the Green Forest and the Old Pasture were deep with snow.
Otter
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
Paddy
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
Pasture
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From this reading The Green Meadows and the Green Forest and the Old Pasture were deep with snow.
pond
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
Pool
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
preach
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From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
ran
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
REACH
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From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
Rough
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
Smiling
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
snow
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From this reading The Green Meadows and the Green Forest and the Old Pasture were deep with snow.
some
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
swiftly
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From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
teach
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From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
time
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
tis
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From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
vain
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From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
Wind
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Rough Brother North Wind and Jack Frost had been down from the Far North for some time now.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pond of Paddy the Beaver, the Smiling Pool, and the Laughing Brook, excepting where it ran swiftly, were covered with ice.
youth
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From this reading JOE REACH A DECISION To eager youth ’tis vain to preach; Experience alone can teach.
