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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 THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
air
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
already
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From this reading 'The sun's hot already.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We're going to have another splendid day.'
armfuls
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
away
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
bed
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
blanket
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
blankets
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
burned
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
Chippy
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
close
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
couple
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
crackling
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
cried
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
day
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From this reading We're going to have another splendid day.'
Dick
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
down
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
feet
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
fire
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
flames
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
furze-bush
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
going
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From this reading We're going to have another splendid day.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
hand
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We're going to have another splendid day.'
Here's
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
hot
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From this reading 'The sun's hot already.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
jolly
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
larch
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
MARCH
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
minutes
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
morning
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
needles
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
out
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
packed
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
ran
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
Raven
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
RESUMED
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
revived
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
scouts
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
shook
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
soon
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
splendid
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From this reading We're going to have another splendid day.'
sprang
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
springing
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
sun's
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From this reading 'The sun's hot already.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
thousands
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
tindery
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
tips
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
tossed
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
tossing
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From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
turn
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
unrolling
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From this reading THE MARCH RESUMED 'Here's a jolly morning, Chippy!' cried Dick, unrolling himself from his blanket and springing to his feet.
up
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From this reading The Raven sprang up in turn, and the scouts shook out their blankets, and tossed them across a furze-bush close at hand to air before they packed them away.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
We're
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From this reading We're going to have another splendid day.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fire had burned down, but they soon revived it by tossing armfuls of their bed upon it, and in a couple of minutes the larch needles were crackling by thousands as the flames ran through the tindery tips.
