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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 Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
all
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
away
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From this reading So he knew that the fish couldn’t have flopped off the ice into the water while he was away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
big
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
bites
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From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
bring
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From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
certainly
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From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
choicest
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From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
couldn't
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From this reading So he knew that the fish couldn’t have flopped off the ice into the water while he was away.
disappeared
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
Don't
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From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
enough
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From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
even
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From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
few
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From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
fish
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
flopped
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From this reading So he knew that the fish couldn’t have flopped off the ice into the water while he was away.
get
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From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
gone
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From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
Great
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So he knew that the fish couldn’t have flopped off the ice into the water while he was away.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
ice
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From this reading So he knew that the fish couldn’t have flopped off the ice into the water while he was away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So he knew that the fish couldn’t have flopped off the ice into the water while he was away.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
Joe
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
just
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From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
killed
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From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
knew
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From this reading So he knew that the fish couldn’t have flopped off the ice into the water while he was away.
know
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From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
Little
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
long
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From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
make
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From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
mayhap
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From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
minutes
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From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
more
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
off
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From this reading So he knew that the fish couldn’t have flopped off the ice into the water while he was away.
only
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From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
Otter
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
out
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From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
part
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From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
people
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
puzzled
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
quite
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From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
see
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From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
sister
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From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
sure
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From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
taken
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From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
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._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
thing
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From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
think
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From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
thus
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From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been gone only a few minutes, just long enough to get his sister and bring her over to see that big fish.
two
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From this reading He had certainly killed that fish, He had even taken two big bites out of the choicest part of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
water
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From this reading So he knew that the fish couldn’t have flopped off the ice into the water while he was away.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So he knew that the fish couldn’t have flopped off the ice into the water while he was away.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
World
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t think, but make quite sure you _know_ A thing is thus or mayhap so.
young
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From this reading _Little Joe Otter._ Of all the puzzled people in all the Great World none was more puzzled than was the young Otter whose big fish had disappeared.
