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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 All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
All
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From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
anxiously
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From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "I don't see anything to use," remarked Songbird, wildly.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
article
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From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
awful
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From this reading "Oh, Sam, this is awful!"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
bit
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From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
chain
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From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
dead
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From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
don't
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From this reading "I don't see anything to use," remarked Songbird, wildly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
gazed
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From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
HOLE
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From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see anything to use," remarked Songbird, wildly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
iron
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From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, Sam, this is awful!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
leaves
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From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
looking
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From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
lying
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From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
nearby
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From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Sam, this is awful!"
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
presented
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From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
remarked
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From this reading "I don't see anything to use," remarked Songbird, wildly.
rope
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From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
Sam
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From this reading "Oh, Sam, this is awful!"
see
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From this reading "I don't see anything to use," remarked Songbird, wildly.
service
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From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
short
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From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
Songbird
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From this reading "I don't see anything to use," remarked Songbird, wildly.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
There
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From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Sam, this is awful!"
three
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From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
too
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From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
top
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From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
use
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From this reading "I don't see anything to use," remarked Songbird, wildly.
view
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From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a bit of iron chain lying in the dead leaves nearby, but it was too short to be of service.
WELL
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From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All were looking for a rope, but no such article presented itself to their view.
wildly
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From this reading "I don't see anything to use," remarked Songbird, wildly.
youths
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From this reading THE OLD WELL HOLE The three youths at the top of the old well hole gazed around anxiously.
