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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 If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
air
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
all
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
ambition
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From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
Brown
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From this reading Brown wanted her ugly.
Brown's
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From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
call
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From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
chief
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From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
cock
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
crowed
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
day
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From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
down
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From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
eggs
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
feet
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
fence
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
given
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From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
grow
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
heads
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
hens
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Brown wanted her ugly.
heroine
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From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
lay
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
liked
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From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
men
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
method
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From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
much
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From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
night
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From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
obtaining
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From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
old
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
original
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From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
own
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From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
planet
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From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
roots
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
sat
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
shake
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
summer
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From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
trees
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
trouble
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From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
turn
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From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
ugly
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From this reading Brown wanted her ugly.
unoriginal
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From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
upside
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From this reading Brown's chief ambition in life is to be original, and his method of obtaining the original is to take the unoriginal and turn it upside down.
walk
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
wanted
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From this reading Brown wanted her ugly.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
winter
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From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had much trouble with our heroine.
women
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From this reading He would make all his men and women walk on their heads and shake hands with their feet, his trees would grow with their roots in the air, and the old cock would lay all the eggs while the hens sat on the fence and crowed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Brown were given a little planet of his own to do as he liked with, he would call day, night, and summer, winter.
