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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 The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
adventure
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From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
antlers
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From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
away
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From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
Baron
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From this reading "Exactly," said the Baron.
Baron's
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From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
concluded
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From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
cutting
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From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
Exactly
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From this reading "Exactly," said the Baron.
expensive
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From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
father
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From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
go
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From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
good
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From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
hard
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From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
idea
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From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
made
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From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
miles
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From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
observed
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From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
occurred
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From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
present
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From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
reason
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From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
receive
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From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
said
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From this reading "Exactly," said the Baron.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Exactly," said the Baron.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
thing
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From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
thinking
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From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
times
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From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
trees
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From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
trouble
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From this reading That same idea occurred to me, and for that reason I concluded not to go to the trouble of cutting away those miles of trees.
Twins
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From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
very
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From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
watch
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From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was a good thing you had that watch," the Twins observed, after thinking over the Baron's adventure.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The antlers would have made a very expensive present for your father to receive in these hard times."
