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From this reading Note 13, page 11: The sign for "Bird flying" is the sign for wings.
13
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From this reading Note 13, page 11: The sign for "Bird flying" is the sign for wings.
14
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
back
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From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
bare
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From this reading Both ends of the tarp are left bare, of course, for the bedding is shorter than the tarp.
bed
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
bedding
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From this reading Both ends of the tarp are left bare, of course, for the bedding is shorter than the tarp.
Bird
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From this reading Note 13, page 11: The sign for "Bird flying" is the sign for wings.
birds
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From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
blankets
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both ends of the tarp are left bare, of course, for the bedding is shorter than the tarp.
chosen
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both ends of the tarp are left bare, of course, for the bedding is shorter than the tarp.
cowboy
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
ends
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From this reading Both ends of the tarp are left bare, of course, for the bedding is shorter than the tarp.
extended
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From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
fast
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From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
fingers
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From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
flying
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From this reading Note 13, page 11: The sign for "Bird flying" is the sign for wings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Note 13, page 11: The sign for "Bird flying" is the sign for wings.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
front
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From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
full
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
imitate
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From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Note 13, page 11: The sign for "Bird flying" is the sign for wings.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
large
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From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
lay
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both ends of the tarp are left bare, of course, for the bedding is shorter than the tarp.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
like
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From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
Note
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From this reading Note 13, page 11: The sign for "Bird flying" is the sign for wings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both ends of the tarp are left bare, of course, for the bedding is shorter than the tarp.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
opposite
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From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
out
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
page
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From this reading Note 13, page 11: The sign for "Bird flying" is the sign for wings.
palms
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From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
place
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
quilts
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
raised
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From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
Scout
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
shorter
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From this reading Both ends of the tarp are left bare, of course, for the bedding is shorter than the tarp.
shoulders
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From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
sign
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From this reading Note 13, page 11: The sign for "Bird flying" is the sign for wings.
slowly
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From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
smooth
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
spread
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
tarp
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From this reading Both ends of the tarp are left bare, of course, for the bedding is shorter than the tarp.
tarpaulin
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Both ends of the tarp are left bare, of course, for the bedding is shorter than the tarp.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Note 13, page 11: The sign for "Bird flying" is the sign for wings.
Then
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From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
together
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From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
top
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
two
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From this reading The two hands are raised opposite the shoulders, palms to the front, fingers extended and together.
waved
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From this reading Then the hands are waved forward and back, like wings--slowly for large birds, fast for little birds, to imitate the bird itself.
way
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From this reading Note 14, page 13: A good way to spread the Scout or cowboy tarpaulin bed is to lay the tarpaulin out at full length, on the smooth place chosen, and to lay the blankets and quilts, open, full length on top.
wings
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From this reading Note 13, page 11: The sign for "Bird flying" is the sign for wings.
