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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 AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
AGAIN
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
confessed
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From this reading "Just what I did look at the first thing," confessed the other.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
declared
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From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Just what I did look at the first thing," confessed the other.
direction
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From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
down
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From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
eh
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From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
Ethan
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From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
first
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From this reading "Just what I did look at the first thing," confessed the other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
get
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
guess
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From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
heard
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
Here's
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
just
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
knew
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From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
lead
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From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
live
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From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
look
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From this reading "Just what I did look at the first thing," confessed the other.
looked
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
marks
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From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
moose
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
Now
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From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
off
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
other
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From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
peek
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
Phil
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From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
plainly
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From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
pointed
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From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
remarked
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From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
rushing
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
said
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From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
saw
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From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
seen
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From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
set
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From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
snow-shoes
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From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
sure
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From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
take
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From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
there
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From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
thing
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From this reading "Just what I did look at the first thing," confessed the other.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As he said this Ethan pointed down to where the marks of his snow-shoes could be plainly seen.
time
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
tracks
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From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
TRAIL
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From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
way
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From this reading "As sure as you live," declared the other; "and I guess you knew that from the way my tracks set, eh, Phil?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Just what I did look at the first thing," confessed the other.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading AGAIN ON THE TRAIL "Here's about where I stood when I heard something rushing off, and looked just in time to get a peek at the moose."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now lead me to where you saw the moose, which I take it must have been over there in that direction," remarked Phil.
