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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 Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
always
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
Belongs
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From this reading Illustration: This Book Belongs To.
bit
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
Book
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From this reading Illustration: This Book Belongs To.
dandified
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
dapper
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
fact
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
Feeding
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From this reading Illustration: Robin Feeding Young.
Harvest
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From this reading Illustration: Harvest Mice.
Illustration
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From this reading Illustration: This Book Belongs To.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
Mice
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From this reading Illustration: Harvest Mice.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
neat
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
person
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
Rambles
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From this reading Illustration: Robin's Rambles.
Robin
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From this reading Illustration: Robin Feeding Young.
Robin's
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From this reading Illustration: Robin's Rambles.
say
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
span
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
spick
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Illustration: This Book Belongs To.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Illustration: This Book Belongs To.
very
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
wee
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From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Robin was a very spick and span little person: always neat and dapper, in fact a wee bit dandified, you might say.
Young
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From this reading Illustration: Robin Feeding Young.