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Ain't
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From this reading "Ain't he fresh?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it was not Tom Jonah, as he had dreamed it was.
Aw
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From this reading "Aw, say!" muttered Sammy.
awoke
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From this reading RAFE IS CROSS Sammy Pinkney awoke to hear barking.
barking
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From this reading RAFE IS CROSS Sammy Pinkney awoke to hear barking.
bedclothes
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not Tom Jonah, as he had dreamed it was.
cave
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
CROSS
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From this reading RAFE IS CROSS Sammy Pinkney awoke to hear barking.
deliberately
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
discovered
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
dreamed
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From this reading But it was not Tom Jonah, as he had dreamed it was.
eyes
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
fresh
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From this reading "Ain't he fresh?"
got
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it was not Tom Jonah, as he had dreamed it was.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But it was not Tom Jonah, as he had dreamed it was.
hear
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From this reading RAFE IS CROSS Sammy Pinkney awoke to hear barking.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RAFE IS CROSS Sammy Pinkney awoke to hear barking.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not Tom Jonah, as he had dreamed it was.
Jonah
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From this reading But it was not Tom Jonah, as he had dreamed it was.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "Aw, say!" muttered Sammy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not Tom Jonah, as he had dreamed it was.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
Pinkney
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From this reading RAFE IS CROSS Sammy Pinkney awoke to hear barking.
RAFE
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From this reading RAFE IS CROSS Sammy Pinkney awoke to hear barking.
removed
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
Sammy
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From this reading RAFE IS CROSS Sammy Pinkney awoke to hear barking.
say
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From this reading "Aw, say!" muttered Sammy.
semi-darkness
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
share
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
sleeping
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
spread
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RAFE IS CROSS Sammy Pinkney awoke to hear barking.
Tom
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From this reading But it was not Tom Jonah, as he had dreamed it was.
too
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
used
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From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not Tom Jonah, as he had dreamed it was.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was chilly, too, and when his eyes got used to the semi-darkness of the cave he was sleeping in, Sammy discovered that Rafe had deliberately removed the share of the bedclothes that had been over Sammy and spread them over himself.
