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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 There was a pig and it was a rootin up a mans cabbage garden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
Billy
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From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
brother
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From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
cabbage
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From this reading There was a pig and it was a rootin up a mans cabbage garden.
cabbages
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From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages said to his self: “What can I do?
catched
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From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages said to his self: “What can I do?
fat
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From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
feets
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From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
fence
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From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
garden
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From this reading There was a pig and it was a rootin up a mans cabbage garden.
go
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From this reading But the pig it got hold of a cabbage stalk with its mouth and wouldnt let go.
gore
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From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
got
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From this reading But the pig it got hold of a cabbage stalk with its mouth and wouldnt let go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
high
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From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
hind
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From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages said to his self: “What can I do?
hold
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From this reading But the pig it got hold of a cabbage stalk with its mouth and wouldnt let go.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages said to his self: “What can I do?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a pig and it was a rootin up a mans cabbage garden.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
king
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From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But the pig it got hold of a cabbage stalk with its mouth and wouldnt let go.
man
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From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
mans
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From this reading There was a pig and it was a rootin up a mans cabbage garden.
mouth
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From this reading But the pig it got hold of a cabbage stalk with its mouth and wouldnt let go.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the pig it got hold of a cabbage stalk with its mouth and wouldnt let go.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
owned
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From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
pig
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From this reading There was a pig and it was a rootin up a mans cabbage garden.
priest
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From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
rootin
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From this reading There was a pig and it was a rootin up a mans cabbage garden.
said
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From this reading The man which owned the cabbages said to his self: “What can I do?
self
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From this reading The man which owned the cabbages said to his self: “What can I do?
slew
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From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
snook
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From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
stalk
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From this reading But the pig it got hold of a cabbage stalk with its mouth and wouldnt let go.
thats
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From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
there
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From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
throw
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From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
up
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From this reading There was a pig and it was a rootin up a mans cabbage garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a pig and it was a rootin up a mans cabbage garden.
weltered
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From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages said to his self: “What can I do?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The man which owned the cabbages he snook up behind the pig and catched it by its hind feets for to throw it over the fence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the pig it got hold of a cabbage stalk with its mouth and wouldnt let go.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But if Billy, thats my brother, had been there he would have slew the high priest and the fat king and weltered in their gore!
wouldnt
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From this reading But the pig it got hold of a cabbage stalk with its mouth and wouldnt let go.
