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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 The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
all
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From this reading "Fur and all."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Fur and all."
bake
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
bear
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From this reading THE STORM "Gee, I could eat bear meat raw," exclaimed Fly.
boys
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From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
broiled
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From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
buried
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
busy
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From this reading "Well, get busy, put on this grub," ordered Jerry.
clean
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From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE STORM "Gee, I could eat bear meat raw," exclaimed Fly.
eat
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From this reading THE STORM "Gee, I could eat bear meat raw," exclaimed Fly.
exclaimed
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From this reading THE STORM "Gee, I could eat bear meat raw," exclaimed Fly.
fire
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
fish
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From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
Fly
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From this reading THE STORM "Gee, I could eat bear meat raw," exclaimed Fly.
Fur
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From this reading "Fur and all."
gathered
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
Gee
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From this reading THE STORM "Gee, I could eat bear meat raw," exclaimed Fly.
get
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From this reading "Well, get busy, put on this grub," ordered Jerry.
good
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
grub
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From this reading "Well, get busy, put on this grub," ordered Jerry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
Hawke
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From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
helped
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From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STORM "Gee, I could eat bear meat raw," exclaimed Fly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
Indian
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
Jerry
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From this reading "Well, get busy, put on this grub," ordered Jerry.
made
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From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
meat
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From this reading THE STORM "Gee, I could eat bear meat raw," exclaimed Fly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, get busy, put on this grub," ordered Jerry.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
ordered
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From this reading "Well, get busy, put on this grub," ordered Jerry.
plates
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From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
potatoes
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
put
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From this reading "Well, get busy, put on this grub," ordered Jerry.
raw
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From this reading THE STORM "Gee, I could eat bear meat raw," exclaimed Fly.
roast
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
sand
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
some
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
STORM
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From this reading THE STORM "Gee, I could eat bear meat raw," exclaimed Fly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM "Gee, I could eat bear meat raw," exclaimed Fly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, get busy, put on this grub," ordered Jerry.
throwing
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
twigs
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From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
two
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From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
Well
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From this reading "Well, get busy, put on this grub," ordered Jerry.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Indian had made a good fire of twigs which he had gathered, and had buried some of the fish underneath in the sand, to bake, throwing potatoes into the fire to roast.
wooden
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From this reading Hawke made himself one of the boys, put on the wooden plates, helped clean the fish, and broiled two of them.
