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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 Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And so it came about that he had to take some lessons from that rude teacher, experience.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
any
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
bumblebees
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From this reading The first of these lessons was about bumblebees.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
came
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
care
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From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Instinct could not teach him everything.
critical
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
discipline
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
disposition
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
education
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Instinct could not teach him everything.
experience
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From this reading And so it came about that he had to take some lessons from that rude teacher, experience.
family
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From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
ferule
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
first
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From this reading The first of these lessons was about bumblebees.
Fox
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
foxes
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so it came about that he had to take some lessons from that rude teacher, experience.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
hitherto
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
hunt
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
Instinct
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From this reading Instinct could not teach him everything.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it came about that he had to take some lessons from that rude teacher, experience.
lessons
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From this reading And so it came about that he had to take some lessons from that rude teacher, experience.
members
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From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
more
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
mother
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From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
much
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From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
Nature
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
need
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From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Instinct could not teach him everything.
Now
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
off
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
once
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
other
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From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
overbusy
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From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
quickness
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
Red
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
rude
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From this reading And so it came about that he had to take some lessons from that rude teacher, experience.
saved
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
school
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
sharp
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
showed
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
shown
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From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
some
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From this reading And so it came about that he had to take some lessons from that rude teacher, experience.
somewhat
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From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
stage
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
take
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From this reading And so it came about that he had to take some lessons from that rude teacher, experience.
teach
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From this reading Instinct could not teach him everything.
teacher
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From this reading And so it came about that he had to take some lessons from that rude teacher, experience.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And so it came about that he had to take some lessons from that rude teacher, experience.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The first of these lessons was about bumblebees.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
time
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
wander
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His mother was somewhat overbusy with the other members of the family, who had shown themselves so much more in need of her care.
young
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From this reading Now came the critical time when the young foxes showed a disposition to wander off and hunt by themselves; and at this stage of his education Red Fox, whose quickness had hitherto saved him from any sharp discipline in the school of Nature, came under the ferule more than once.
