used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
have
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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BROOKLYNnounUS /ˈbrʊklən/
a borough of New York City
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
camelsnounUS /ˈkæməlz/
plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
circusnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəs/
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
COnounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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cubnounUS /kʌb/
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
elephantsnounUS /ˈeləfənts/
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
flat-cars
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From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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leopardsnounUS /ˈlepərdz/
plural of “leopard” — the pelt of a leopard
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
lionsnounUS /ˈlaɪənz/
plural of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
MANUFACTURERSnounUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərərz/
plural of “manufacturer” — a business engaged in manufacturing some product
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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
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the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
on one occasion
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
exert pressure or force to or upon
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past form of “print” — put into print
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put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
railroadnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊd/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
tigersnounUS /ˈtaɪɡərz/
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
trapnounUS /træp/
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
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wagonsnounUS /ˈwæɡənz/
plural of “wagon” — any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once a little cub bear was caught in a big log trap, and taken on a train to a circus.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He lived in the circus a long, long while, and every day a great many people came to see the bear, and the lions, and the tigers, and the leopards, and the elephants, and the camels, and the other animals.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every night the animals would all be put in the wagons made for them, then the wagons would be rolled on the flat-cars of a railroad train.
YnounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
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