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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 trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
acquainted
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From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
better
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
BOY
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
Bunny
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From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
chewing
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
clover
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
clump
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
concealed
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
delicacy
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
don't
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
eh
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
enemy
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
excuse
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
fancying
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
ferns
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
filled
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From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
folk
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From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
gazed
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
green
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
heads
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From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
Hedgehog
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From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
hiding
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From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
hopped
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From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
I'd
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
Jimmy
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From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
leaves
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From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
lit
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
log
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From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
MAN'S
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
manners
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
meditatively
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
mouth
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From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
MR
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From this reading MR.
much
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
out
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
Rabbit
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From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
shown
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
there
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From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
TOMMY
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From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
trouble
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From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
up
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From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "The trouble is that you don't know much of anything about it," he added, chewing meditatively on the green delicacy, while he gazed at a clump of ferns as if fancying it concealed an enemy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Bunny Rabbit asked, as he hopped up on the log with his mouth filled with clover heads and leaves.
wood
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From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MAN'S BOY TOMMY "I suppose you think I'd have shown better manners if I'd asked you to excuse me before I lit out for that clover, eh?"
you'd
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From this reading "If you were better acquainted with us wood folk, you'd know that Jimmy Hedgehog is hiding over there in the ferns.
