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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 OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
air
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From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
charge
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
danger
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
dangerous
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From this reading And it was this part of Russ’s ride that was dangerous.
fell
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From this reading If he fell he would land on the hay in the wagon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
fork
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
fro
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
going
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
ground
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
hay
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he fell he would land on the hay in the wagon.
hid
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
high
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From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
hitched
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
horse
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he fell he would land on the hay in the wagon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was this part of Russ’s ride that was dangerous.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
kept
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
knew
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
land
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From this reading If he fell he would land on the hay in the wagon.
large
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
lifted
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
little
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
load
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
man
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
mass
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
mow
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From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
OFF
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
opening
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From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
part
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From this reading And it was this part of Russ’s ride that was dangerous.
PICNIC
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
placed
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From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
pulley
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
ride
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From this reading And it was this part of Russ’s ride that was dangerous.
rope
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
Russ
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
Russ's
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From this reading And it was this part of Russ’s ride that was dangerous.
side
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From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
sight
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From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
storage
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From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
swing
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From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
swung
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it was this part of Russ’s ride that was dangerous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
there
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From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And it was this part of Russ’s ride that was dangerous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
up
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From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
wagon
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From this reading If he fell he would land on the hay in the wagon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading OFF ON A PICNIC While Russ swung to and fro in the mass of hay lifted by the hay fork and was kept over the load itself there was little danger.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man on the ground, who had charge of the horse that was hitched to the pulley rope, knew nothing of what was going on above him, for the load of hay was so large that it hid Russ and the fork from sight.
window
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From this reading But the hay fork had to swing to one side, when high up in the air, so the hay could be placed in the window opening into the storage mow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he fell he would land on the hay in the wagon.
