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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 Certes, the lizard is a shy and timorous creature.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He is an idle vagrant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certes, the lizard is a shy and timorous creature.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
basks
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He has not his being in good society: no one cages him, no one pets.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
cages
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From this reading He has not his being in good society: no one cages him, no one pets.
catch
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From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
Certes
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From this reading Certes, the lizard is a shy and timorous creature.
chinks
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From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
crannies
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From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Certes, the lizard is a shy and timorous creature.
crowds
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
drawing-room
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
dye
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
enjoyment
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
erudite
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
fear
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From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has not his being in good society: no one cages him, no one pets.
green
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has not his being in good society: no one cages him, no one pets.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
herbage
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
hour
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
How
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
idle
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From this reading He is an idle vagrant.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has not his being in good society: no one cages him, no one pets.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certes, the lizard is a shy and timorous creature.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
lizard
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From this reading Certes, the lizard is a shy and timorous creature.
much
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
near
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From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He has not his being in good society: no one cages him, no one pets.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He has not his being in good society: no one cages him, no one pets.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He has not his being in good society: no one cages him, no one pets.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
pampered
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
parrot
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
perhaps
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
pets
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From this reading He has not his being in good society: no one cages him, no one pets.
Poll
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
Pretty
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
runs
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From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
saying
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
sheds
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From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
shy
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From this reading Certes, the lizard is a shy and timorous creature.
society
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From this reading He has not his being in good society: no one cages him, no one pets.
spent
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
spreads
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
steals
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
summer
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
sun
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
tail
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From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Certes, the lizard is a shy and timorous creature.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
timorous
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From this reading Certes, the lizard is a shy and timorous creature.
tip
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From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
too
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From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
unmolested
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
vagrant
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From this reading He is an idle vagrant.
very
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From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
whole
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From this reading But when he steals through the green herbage, and basks unmolested in the sun, he crowds perhaps as much enjoyment into one summer hour as a parrot, however pampered and erudite, spreads over a whole drawing-room life spent in saying "How dye do" and "Pretty Poll."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He runs into chinks and crannies if you come too near to him, and sheds his very tail for fear, if you catch it by the tip.
