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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 FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
almost
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
bandanna
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
Bird
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From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
boys
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From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
course
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
curious
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From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
Da
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From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
daily
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
day
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
even
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From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
expostulated
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From this reading No!" expostulated one of the Mexicans with a gesture of skepticism.
eye
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From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
FIRST
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From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
FLIGHT
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From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
fly
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From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
gesture
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From this reading No!" expostulated one of the Mexicans with a gesture of skepticism.
go
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From this reading "You tell me that thing go up--up high?
grinning
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From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
group
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From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
handkerchief
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
high
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From this reading "You tell me that thing go up--up high?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
leetle
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
make
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From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You tell me that thing go up--up high?
Mexicans
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From this reading No!" expostulated one of the Mexicans with a gesture of skepticism.
middle
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
milk-white
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From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
mopping
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
Na
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No!" expostulated one of the Mexicans with a gesture of skepticism.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No!" expostulated one of the Mexicans with a gesture of skepticism.
open-mouthed
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From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
perspiring
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
protested
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
reached
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
red
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
row
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From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
said
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From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
showing
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From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
skepticism
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From this reading No!" expostulated one of the Mexicans with a gesture of skepticism.
skin
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
spectators
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From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
sun
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
swarthy
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
teeth
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From this reading "Da boys make him fly," said another, grinning, and showing an even row of milk-white teeth.
tell
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From this reading "You tell me that thing go up--up high?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You tell me that thing go up--up high?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
thing
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From this reading "You tell me that thing go up--up high?
third
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
Thunder
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From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
up
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From this reading "You tell me that thing go up--up high?
warm
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From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Na, not da leetle boys?" protested a third, mopping his perspiring swarthy skin with a red bandanna handkerchief, for the day was a warm one and the sun had almost reached the middle of its daily course.
wide
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From this reading THE FIRST FLIGHT A group of curious spectators stood around the _Thunder Bird_ open-mouthed and wide of eye.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No!" expostulated one of the Mexicans with a gesture of skepticism.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You tell me that thing go up--up high?
