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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 Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
answered
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From this reading “Yeah, so do I,” answered Artie.
appreciate
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
Artie
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From this reading “Yeah, so do I,” answered Artie.
ask
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From this reading “How can it be done, I ask you?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “How can it be done, I ask you?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
bird
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From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
broken
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From this reading I think its wing was broken!”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can it be done, I ask you?
dangerous
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yeah, so do I,” answered Artie.
don't
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
done
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From this reading “How can it be done, I ask you?
Eagle
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
efforts
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
Father
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
feet
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From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
good
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
happen
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
heroic
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
How
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From this reading “How can it be done, I ask you?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think its wing was broken!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How can it be done, I ask you?
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I think its wing was broken!”
jumping
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From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
meantime
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
Mother
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
progeny
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
return
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
said
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From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Yeah, so do I,” answered Artie.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
think
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From this reading I think its wing was broken!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
try
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From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
turn
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From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think its wing was broken!”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
Well
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From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
Westy
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From this reading “Well,” said Westy, jumping to his feet, “we ought to try and save that bird.
wing
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From this reading I think its wing was broken!”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Besides being dangerous, I don’t think that Mother and Father Eagle would appreciate our heroic efforts to do a good turn for their progeny, should they happen to return in the meantime.
Yeah
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From this reading “Yeah, so do I,” answered Artie.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How can it be done, I ask you?
