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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 Here a cottontail rabbit leaped out and gave them a great scare.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
always
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here a cottontail rabbit leaped out and gave them a great scare.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But the flag of truce he carried behind was enough.
Bunny
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the flag of truce he carried behind was enough.
called
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From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
came
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From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
carried
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From this reading But the flag of truce he carried behind was enough.
copied
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From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
cottontail
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From this reading Here a cottontail rabbit leaped out and gave them a great scare.
Creek
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day
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
didn't
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From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
drink
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From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
enough
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From this reading But the flag of truce he carried behind was enough.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
fellows
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From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
flag
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From this reading But the flag of truce he carried behind was enough.
friend
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
gave
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From this reading Here a cottontail rabbit leaped out and gave them a great scare.
give
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From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here a cottontail rabbit leaped out and gave them a great scare.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the flag of truce he carried behind was enough.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here a cottontail rabbit leaped out and gave them a great scare.
how
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From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
leaped
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From this reading Here a cottontail rabbit leaped out and gave them a great scare.
learned
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
like
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From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
lives
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
living
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From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
men
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From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
mother
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From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
Mud
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From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the flag of truce he carried behind was enough.
old
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
ones
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
other
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
out
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From this reading Here a cottontail rabbit leaped out and gave them a great scare.
purest
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From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
rabbit
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From this reading Here a cottontail rabbit leaped out and gave them a great scare.
sails
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
scare
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From this reading Here a cottontail rabbit leaped out and gave them a great scare.
silly
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From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
sip
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From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
soon
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From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
thanks
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From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the flag of truce he carried behind was enough.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Here a cottontail rabbit leaped out and gave them a great scare.
then
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From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first the little fellows didn't know how to drink, but they copied their mother, and soon learned to drink like her and give thanks after every sip.
things
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
too
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
truce
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From this reading But the flag of truce he carried behind was enough.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
up
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From this reading He was an old friend; and among other things the little ones learned that day that Bunny always sails under a flag of truce, and lives up to it too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the flag of truce he carried behind was enough.
water
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From this reading And then came the drink, the purest of living water, though silly men had called it Mud Creek.
