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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 A FIRESIDE STORY.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
also
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From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
animals
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
ask
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
best
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From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
big
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
blankets
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From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
buck
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
buffalo-robes
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
coming
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From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
correct
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From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
cutter
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
deal
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From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
father's
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
FIRESIDE
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From this reading A FIRESIDE STORY.
following
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From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
forenoon
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From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
general
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
get
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From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
Hudson
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From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
informed
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
kind
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From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
many
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
off
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
particular
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
Pen
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
Porter
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From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
questions
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
school
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
see
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
skins
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
sleigh
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
STORY
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From this reading A FIRESIDE STORY.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
They're
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From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
turned
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
two
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
uncle
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
Vosh's
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
wild
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From this reading He had to see his uncle take off their skins and that of the buck; and he had a great many questions to ask about wild animals in general, and wolves in particular.
wolf-skins
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From this reading Pen had informed him, before she went to school, that the two wolf-skins were to be turned into buffalo-robes for Vosh's cutter and her father's big sleigh.
wolves
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From this reading Porter Hudson had a great deal upon his hands the forenoon following the coming of those wolves.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She may also have been correct when she added, "They're the best kind of blankets you can get."
