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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 It was a pebble the size of your thumbend, remember, that slew the giant.
all
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From this reading Not all crises are passed in the clashing of swords and the boom of cannon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
back
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
Bible
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From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
big
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
boom
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From this reading Not all crises are passed in the clashing of swords and the boom of cannon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
cannon
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From this reading Not all crises are passed in the clashing of swords and the boom of cannon.
clashing
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From this reading Not all crises are passed in the clashing of swords and the boom of cannon.
crises
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From this reading Not all crises are passed in the clashing of swords and the boom of cannon.
David
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From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
decided
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From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
element
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
Family
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
Flying
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
giant
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From this reading It was a pebble the size of your thumbend, remember, that slew the giant.
Goliath
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From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
Happy
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
hold
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
how
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human
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immigration
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
issues
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From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a pebble the size of your thumbend, remember, that slew the giant.
lesson
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From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
logically
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
making
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
moral
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From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not all crises are passed in the clashing of swords and the boom of cannon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
often
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From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
other
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From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
overwhelming
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not all crises are passed in the clashing of swords and the boom of cannon.
pebble
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From this reading It was a pebble the size of your thumbend, remember, that slew the giant.
preserve
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
range
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading It was a pebble the size of your thumbend, remember, that slew the giant.
shrunken
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
size
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From this reading It was a pebble the size of your thumbend, remember, that slew the giant.
slew
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From this reading It was a pebble the size of your thumbend, remember, that slew the giant.
some
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
stop
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From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
struggle
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
sweeping
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
swords
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From this reading Not all crises are passed in the clashing of swords and the boom of cannon.
tale
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From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a pebble the size of your thumbend, remember, that slew the giant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
things
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From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
thumbend
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From this reading It was a pebble the size of your thumbend, remember, that slew the giant.
tide
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
tremendous
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From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
turn
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
U
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From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a pebble the size of your thumbend, remember, that slew the giant.
way
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From this reading And how great, human issues are often decided one way or the other by little things?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the struggle which the Happy Family was making to preserve the shrunken range of the Flying U, and to hold back the sweeping tide of immigration, one might logically look for some big, overwhelming element to turn the tide one way or the other.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever stop to think of the tremendous moral lesson in the Bible tale of David and Goliath?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was a pebble the size of your thumbend, remember, that slew the giant.
