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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 One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
all
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From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
any
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
barn
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From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He will be easy prey, for he is so thin that he cant cast a shadow.”
bear
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From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
Bears
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
black
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From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
boy
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From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
cant
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From this reading He will be easy prey, for he is so thin that he cant cast a shadow.”
cast
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From this reading He will be easy prey, for he is so thin that he cant cast a shadow.”
castin
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From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
come
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
course
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From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
day
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From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
dont
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
easy
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From this reading He will be easy prey, for he is so thin that he cant cast a shadow.”
eat
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
farmer
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From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
farmers
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From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
feller
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From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
fine
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From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He will be easy prey, for he is so thin that he cant cast a shadow.”
go
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From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
hide
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From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
hollow
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
Ile
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From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He will be easy prey, for he is so thin that he cant cast a shadow.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
Jim
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From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
logs
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
mighty
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From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
out
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
prey
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From this reading He will be easy prey, for he is so thin that he cant cast a shadow.”
said
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From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
say
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From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
see
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From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
shaddow
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From this reading The boy said: “Of course Ile do it if you say so, but he is castin a mighty black shaddow all the same.”
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading He will be easy prey, for he is so thin that he cant cast a shadow.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He will be easy prey, for he is so thin that he cant cast a shadow.”
spend
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
spring
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
tackle
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From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
Then
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From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading He will be easy prey, for he is so thin that he cant cast a shadow.”
thing
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
winter
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From this reading Bears spend the winter in hollow logs and dont eat any thing till they come out in the spring.
yard
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From this reading One fine spring day a bear come out of a farmers barn yard and the farmer he see him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the farmer said to his boy: “Jim, you go and tackle that feller and we will have his hide.
