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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 “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
all
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From this reading But singing and dancing all your life, whew!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But singing and dancing all your life, whew!
anyway
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From this reading “You’d rather sing than talk anyway.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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ball
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base
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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chuckled
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dancing
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fine
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
good
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From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
home
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How
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humoredly
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From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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Imagine
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life
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make
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music
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out
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oztrich
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From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
Peter
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From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
place
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play
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rather
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road
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run
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Scraps
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signals
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sing
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singing
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sunny
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From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
talk
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From this reading “You’d rather sing than talk anyway.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You’d rather sing than talk anyway.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
thudded
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From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trying
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waltz
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
whew
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wonder
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That was a fine place for you, Scraps,” chuckled Peter as the oztrich thudded good humoredly along the sunny road.
You'd
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From this reading “You’d rather sing than talk anyway.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But singing and dancing all your life, whew!
