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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 DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
alert
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From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
attempt
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
back
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From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
baker's
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
belts
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
burrow
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
came
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From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
camp
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From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
catching
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From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
Chippy
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
clean
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From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
coppice
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From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
crept
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From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
DIGGING
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From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
divide
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
dozens
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From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
ear
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From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
edge
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From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
eye
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From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
got
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
hole
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
hoping
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
last
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From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
left
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
like
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From this reading 'Looks like it,' murmured the Raven.
Looks
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From this reading 'Looks like it,' murmured the Raven.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
mile
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From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
mouth
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
much
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
murmured
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From this reading 'Looks like it,' murmured the Raven.
never
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From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
next
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
out
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
play-hole
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
plenty
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
proved
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
rabbit
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
rabbits
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
Raven
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From this reading 'Looks like it,' murmured the Raven.
round
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From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
saw
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
scouts
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From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
scraps
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
scuttling
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
shelter
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
shop
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
strike
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
strikes
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
surprise
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
tighten
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
too
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From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
two
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From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
we've
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From this reading 'It strikes me, Chippy, we shall have to divide the scraps we've got left, tighten our belts, and strike out for the next baker's shop.'
WELL
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From this reading DIGGING A WELL The two scouts crept along the edge of the coppice, eye and ear on the alert.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were hoping to surprise a rabbit in a play-hole, but though they saw plenty of rabbits scuttling to shelter, every hole proved the mouth of a burrow, and that was too much for them to attempt.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
worked
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From this reading They worked clean round the coppice, saw dozens of rabbits, but were never within a mile of catching one; at last they came back to their camp.
