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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 AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
Adam
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
animal
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Russ had the same idea as had Rose—the desire to save his brothers and sisters from harm.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
auto
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
away
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
bear
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
brothers
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From this reading The next thought Rose had was for her smaller brothers and sisters.
Bunker
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
Bunkers
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
cool
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
Daddy
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
desire
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From this reading Russ had the same idea as had Rose—the desire to save his brothers and sisters from harm.
discovery
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
engine
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
far
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
FARMER
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
filled
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
first
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next thought Rose had was for her smaller brothers and sisters.
found
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
Four
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
fresh
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
front
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
get
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
getting
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
good
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
half
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
harm
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From this reading Russ had the same idea as had Rose—the desire to save his brothers and sisters from harm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next thought Rose had was for her smaller brothers and sisters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Russ had the same idea as had Rose—the desire to save his brothers and sisters from harm.
hurrying
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
idea
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From this reading Russ had the same idea as had Rose—the desire to save his brothers and sisters from harm.
impulse
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
JOEL'S
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
little
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
made
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
near
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
next
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From this reading The next thought Rose had was for her smaller brothers and sisters.
North
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
now
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
other
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
place
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
platform
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
radiator
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
ready
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
Rose
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
run
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
Russ
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Russ had the same idea as had Rose—the desire to save his brothers and sisters from harm.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Russ had the same idea as had Rose—the desire to save his brothers and sisters from harm.
seats
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
sisters
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From this reading The next thought Rose had was for her smaller brothers and sisters.
sleep
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
smaller
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From this reading The next thought Rose had was for her smaller brothers and sisters.
steps
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
strange
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
straw
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
take
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
truck
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
up
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From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
wandered
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
warm
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
water
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From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AT FARMER JOEL’S Four other little Bunkers were hurrying up the platform steps to get into the auto truck when Rose and Russ made this discovery of a strange animal in the straw.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Daddy Bunker and Adam North were up near the front of the truck, getting ready to take their seats, for the engine was now cool and the radiator filled with fresh water.
woods
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From this reading The first impulse of Rose was to run from the animal that, she half thought, might be a bear that had wandered in from the woods not far away and had found the warm straw a good place in which to sleep.
