Chapter IX
Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply: "Who-who-who-o-o!" "Who! Who! Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
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Chapter IX
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Far
across
the
basin
the
mate,
in
a
lighter,
more
spirited
tone,
called
reassuring
reply:
"Who-who-who-o-o!"
"Who!
Who!
Who-who!"
admonished
the
owl
by
the
cabin,
and
flapped
away
to
the
other.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Far
across
the
basin
the
mate,
in
a
lighter,
more
spirited
tone,
called
reassuring
reply:
Line 2
"Who-who-who-o-o!"
Line 3
"Who!
/huː/
Line 4
Who!
/huː/
Line 5
Who-who!"
admonished
the
owl
by
the
cabin,
and
flapped
away
to
the
other.
Learner Dictionary
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Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:”
Spirited
adjective
US /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading “Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:”
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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 Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
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admonished
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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away
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basin
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cabin
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called
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Far
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flapped
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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lighter
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mate
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more
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other
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owl
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reassuring
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reply
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spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Far across the basin the mate, in a lighter, more spirited tone, called reassuring reply:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who-who!" admonished the owl by the cabin, and flapped away to the other.
tone
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WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who!
Who-who
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Who-who-who-o-o
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From this reading "Who-who-who-o-o!"