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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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afternoon
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From this reading While they were eating supper he related to them his experience and discovery of the afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he came into the open clearing by Uncle Jeb’s cabin, Westy could detect the smell of bacon frying crisp and brown.
any
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From this reading Uncle Jeb hailed him and good-naturedly asked if he had any trouble getting back.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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asked
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back
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bacon
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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boys
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brown
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cabin
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came
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careful
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cautioned
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clearing
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cliff
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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crisp
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detect
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discovery
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From this reading While they were eating supper he related to them his experience and discovery of the afternoon.
eating
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From this reading While they were eating supper he related to them his experience and discovery of the afternoon.
experience
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far
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frying
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getting
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going
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good-naturedly
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From this reading Uncle Jeb hailed him and good-naturedly asked if he had any trouble getting back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Uncle Jeb hailed him and good-naturedly asked if he had any trouble getting back.
hailed
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From this reading Uncle Jeb hailed him and good-naturedly asked if he had any trouble getting back.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he came into the open clearing by Uncle Jeb’s cabin, Westy could detect the smell of bacon frying crisp and brown.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Uncle Jeb hailed him and good-naturedly asked if he had any trouble getting back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While they were eating supper he related to them his experience and discovery of the afternoon.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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intently
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As he came into the open clearing by Uncle Jeb’s cabin, Westy could detect the smell of bacon frying crisp and brown.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Not so’s you could notice it,” he retorted.
Jeb
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Jeb's
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listened
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NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not so’s you could notice it,” he retorted.
notice
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From this reading “Not so’s you could notice it,” he retorted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he came into the open clearing by Uncle Jeb’s cabin, Westy could detect the smell of bacon frying crisp and brown.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As he came into the open clearing by Uncle Jeb’s cabin, Westy could detect the smell of bacon frying crisp and brown.
out
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related
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retorted
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smell
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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so's
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From this reading “Not so’s you could notice it,” he retorted.
supper
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From this reading While they were eating supper he related to them his experience and discovery of the afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he came into the open clearing by Uncle Jeb’s cabin, Westy could detect the smell of bacon frying crisp and brown.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading While they were eating supper he related to them his experience and discovery of the afternoon.
then
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While they were eating supper he related to them his experience and discovery of the afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While they were eating supper he related to them his experience and discovery of the afternoon.
trouble
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Uncle
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While they were eating supper he related to them his experience and discovery of the afternoon.
Westy
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From this reading As he came into the open clearing by Uncle Jeb’s cabin, Westy could detect the smell of bacon frying crisp and brown.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While they were eating supper he related to them his experience and discovery of the afternoon.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Not so’s you could notice it,” he retorted.
