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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 Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
affected
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From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
already
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From this reading Uncle Jeb had already started to breakfast when they arrived downstairs.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
arrived
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From this reading Uncle Jeb had already started to breakfast when they arrived downstairs.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
attending
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
back
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
bed
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From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
bounded
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From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
boys
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
breakfast
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From this reading Uncle Jeb had already started to breakfast when they arrived downstairs.
cabin
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From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
called
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
cheery
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
consumed
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From this reading Ol’ Pop joined them shortly and they consumed the hearty food with much gusto.
downstairs
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From this reading Uncle Jeb had already started to breakfast when they arrived downstairs.
food
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From this reading Ol’ Pop joined them shortly and they consumed the hearty food with much gusto.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
forth
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
golden
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
good-morning
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
great
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
gusto
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From this reading Ol’ Pop joined them shortly and they consumed the hearty food with much gusto.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
hailed
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/
large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal
From this reading Ol’ Pop joined them shortly and they consumed the hearty food with much gusto.
hills
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
hungry
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
hustling
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
Jeb
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
joined
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From this reading Ol’ Pop joined them shortly and they consumed the hearty food with much gusto.
journey
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From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
kitchen
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
light
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
make
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From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
much
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From this reading Ol’ Pop joined them shortly and they consumed the hearty food with much gusto.
now
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
Ol
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From this reading Ol’ Pop joined them shortly and they consumed the hearty food with much gusto.
Ollie
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
orb
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
out
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From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
Pop
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From this reading Ol’ Pop joined them shortly and they consumed the hearty food with much gusto.
quartet
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
ready
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From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
short
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From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
shortly
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From this reading Ol’ Pop joined them shortly and they consumed the hearty food with much gusto.
shown
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
Silent
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
started
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From this reading Uncle Jeb had already started to breakfast when they arrived downstairs.
stretched
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From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ol’ Pop joined them shortly and they consumed the hearty food with much gusto.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
Uncle
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From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
wants
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
weariness
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From this reading They stretched themselves with an affected weariness and bounded out of the bed to make ready for their short journey to the cabin.
Westy
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From this reading “Silent” Ollie, as Westy now called him, was hustling back and forth from the kitchen attending to the wants of the hungry quartet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Uncle Jeb had already started to breakfast when they arrived downstairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before the great golden orb of light had shown itself behind the “hills,” Uncle Jeb hailed the boys with a cheery good-morning.
