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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._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I guess they don’t realize that I am big enough to take care of myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
back
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
big
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From this reading “I guess they don’t realize that I am big enough to take care of myself.
bought
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From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was hungry, and it wouldn’t take but a second to get that fish.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
care
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From this reading “I guess they don’t realize that I am big enough to take care of myself.
dead
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
don't
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From this reading “I guess they don’t realize that I am big enough to take care of myself.
edge
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
elders
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From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
enough
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From this reading “I guess they don’t realize that I am big enough to take care of myself.
Father
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From this reading “Father and mother were just trying to scare us,” he repeated to himself.
fish
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
foolish
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
found
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
fright
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From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
get
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From this reading But he was hungry, and it wouldn’t take but a second to get that fish.
guess
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From this reading “I guess they don’t realize that I am big enough to take care of myself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was hungry, and it wouldn’t take but a second to get that fish.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Father and mother were just trying to scare us,” he repeated to himself.
hungry
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From this reading But he was hungry, and it wouldn’t take but a second to get that fish.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess they don’t realize that I am big enough to take care of myself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But he was hungry, and it wouldn’t take but a second to get that fish.
Joe
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
just
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From this reading “Father and mother were just trying to scare us,” he repeated to himself.
leave
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
Little
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
mother
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From this reading “Father and mother were just trying to scare us,” he repeated to himself.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I guess they don’t realize that I am big enough to take care of myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
Otter
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
Otter's
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
pain
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From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
pen
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
realize
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From this reading “I guess they don’t realize that I am big enough to take care of myself.
remembered
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
repeated
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From this reading “Father and mother were just trying to scare us,” he repeated to himself.
respect
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From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
scare
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From this reading “Father and mother were just trying to scare us,” he repeated to himself.
second
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From this reading But he was hungry, and it wouldn’t take but a second to get that fish.
son
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
sticks
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
take
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From this reading But he was hungry, and it wouldn’t take but a second to get that fish.
taught
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From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he was hungry, and it wouldn’t take but a second to get that fish.
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’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I guess they don’t realize that I am big enough to take care of myself.
thus
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From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
trying
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From this reading “Father and mother were just trying to scare us,” he repeated to himself.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Father and mother were just trying to scare us,” he repeated to himself.
warning
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was hungry, and it wouldn’t take but a second to get that fish.
water
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Father and mother were just trying to scare us,” he repeated to himself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
wisdom
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From this reading By pain and fright is wisdom bought, And thus respect for elders taught.
wouldn't
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From this reading But he was hungry, and it wouldn’t take but a second to get that fish.
young
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Little Joe Otter’s foolish young son, who had found a dead fish at the back of a little pen of sticks on the edge of the water, remembered the warning to leave dead fish alone.
