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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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Aleck
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From this reading Aleck asked.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning snow was falling, and the wind was blowing furiously.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
asked
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From this reading Aleck asked.
birds
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
blowing
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From this reading The next morning snow was falling, and the wind was blowing furiously.
bring
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
clouds
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Do you think you would dare to go out to the traps, or could find them in this gale?"
dare
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From this reading "Do you think you would dare to go out to the traps, or could find them in this gale?"
dense
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think you would dare to go out to the traps, or could find them in this gale?"
falling
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From this reading The next morning snow was falling, and the wind was blowing furiously.
find
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
furiously
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From this reading The next morning snow was falling, and the wind was blowing furiously.
gale
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go
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
hurled
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
ice
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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maybe
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
MIDNIGHT
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morning
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next
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northern
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
out
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owl
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
PERILS
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said
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
SEARCH
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small
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
snow
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From this reading The next morning snow was falling, and the wind was blowing furiously.
some
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Do you think you would dare to go out to the traps, or could find them in this gale?"
think
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
traps
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Tug
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
two
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning snow was falling, and the wind was blowing furiously.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
watched
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From this reading "This ought to bring us some small birds, and maybe an owl or two," said Tug, as he watched the dense clouds of snow hurled along from the northern waste of ice.
wind
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From this reading The next morning snow was falling, and the wind was blowing furiously.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Do you think you would dare to go out to the traps, or could find them in this gale?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you think you would dare to go out to the traps, or could find them in this gale?"
