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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 They had left a deep trail through the snow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It happened that this trail was found by an old trapper, who was tramping through the woods.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Traveling Otter!” he exclaimed, as soon as he saw that trail.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
better
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
Brook
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It happened that this trail was found by an old trapper, who was tramping through the woods.
dare
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From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
deep
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From this reading They had left a deep trail through the snow.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
exclaimed
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From this reading “Traveling Otter!” he exclaimed, as soon as he saw that trail.
face
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From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
family
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
find
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
fishing
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
found
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From this reading It happened that this trail was found by an old trapper, who was tramping through the woods.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
happened
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From this reading It happened that this trail was found by an old trapper, who was tramping through the woods.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Traveling Otter!” he exclaimed, as soon as he saw that trail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened that this trail was found by an old trapper, who was tramping through the woods.
Joe
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
Laughing
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
left
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From this reading They had left a deep trail through the snow.
life's
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From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
Little
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
many
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
miles
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
old
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From this reading It happened that this trail was found by an old trapper, who was tramping through the woods.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
other
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
Otter
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
run
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From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
saw
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From this reading “Traveling Otter!” he exclaimed, as soon as he saw that trail.
snow
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From this reading They had left a deep trail through the snow.
soon
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From this reading “Traveling Otter!” he exclaimed, as soon as he saw that trail.
stake
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From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
sure
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
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._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It happened that this trail was found by an old trapper, who was tramping through the woods.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had left a deep trail through the snow.
tis
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From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
trail
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From this reading They had left a deep trail through the snow.
tramping
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From this reading It happened that this trail was found by an old trapper, who was tramping through the woods.
trapper
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From this reading It happened that this trail was found by an old trapper, who was tramping through the woods.
traveled
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
Traveling
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From this reading “Traveling Otter!” he exclaimed, as soon as he saw that trail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
way
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It happened that this trail was found by an old trapper, who was tramping through the woods.
woods
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From this reading It happened that this trail was found by an old trapper, who was tramping through the woods.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter and his family had traveled many miles from the Laughing Brook on their way to that other brook where Little Joe was sure they would find better fishing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When life’s at stake ’tis no disgrace To run from what you dare not face.
