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advancing
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
alarmed
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From this reading “They must have been alarmed at something,” Chebron said the third morning.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They must have been alarmed at something,” Chebron said the third morning.
bird
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From this reading “Some bird of prey must have been swooping down upon them.
birds
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
BUBASTES
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From this reading THE CAT OF BUBASTES.
call
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
CAT
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From this reading THE CAT OF BUBASTES.
Chebron
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
close
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
days
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
demonstrations
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
down
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From this reading “Some bird of prey must have been swooping down upon them.
even
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
garden
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They must have been alarmed at something,” Chebron said the third morning.
ibis
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
inclosure
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
instead
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
meet
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
morning
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “They must have been alarmed at something,” Chebron said the third morning.
Mysa
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
observed
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAT OF BUBASTES.
once
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
other
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
paying
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
pets
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
prey
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From this reading “Some bird of prey must have been swooping down upon them.
reeds
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
remained
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
respond
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
said
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From this reading “They must have been alarmed at something,” Chebron said the third morning.
several
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
Some
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From this reading “Some bird of prey must have been swooping down upon them.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “They must have been alarmed at something,” Chebron said the third morning.
swooping
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From this reading “Some bird of prey must have been swooping down upon them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAT OF BUBASTES.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They must have been alarmed at something,” Chebron said the third morning.
third
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From this reading “They must have been alarmed at something,” Chebron said the third morning.
timidity
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
unusual
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
visit
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From this reading For several days, upon paying their morning visit to the birds and other pets in the inclosure in the garden, Chebron and Mysa had observed an unusual timidity among them.
welcome
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
wildfowl
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From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wildfowl, instead of advancing to meet them with demonstrations of welcome, remained close among the reeds, and even the ibis did not respond at once to their call.
