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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 But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
beast
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From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
CATS
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From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
Clangel-Wangel
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
Clangle-Wangle
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
coming
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
commonly
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From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
dangerous
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From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
delight
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From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
delusive
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From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
distance
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
element
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From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
former
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From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
high
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
hill
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
HISTORY
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From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
land
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From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
live
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From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
means
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From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
met
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From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
more
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
most
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From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
Now
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From this reading (Now, the Clangle-Wangle is a most dangerous and delusive beast, and by no means commonly to be met with.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
off
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From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
perceived
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
properly
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
ran
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
rapacity
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From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
set
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From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
SEVEN
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From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
spite
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
straight
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
tail
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From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
top
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
travels
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From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
up
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
using
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From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
warning
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
water
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From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
well
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From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They live in the water as well as on land, using their long tail as a sail when in the former element.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The seven young Cats set off on their travels with great delight and rapacity.
written
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From this reading But, on coming to the top of a high hill, they perceived at a long distance off a Clangle-Wangle (or, as it is more properly written, Clangel-Wangel); and, in spite of the warning they had had, they ran straight up to it.
YOUNG
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From this reading THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN YOUNG CATS.
