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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 I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
able
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
all
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
amusing
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
approach
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
arch
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
better
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
burrow
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
bushes
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
capture
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
clearly
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
cover
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
cunning
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
danger
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
day
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From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
den
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From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
disappear
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From this reading On the slightest sound they disappear in the hole.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
eyes
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
field
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
fox
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
foxes
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From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
front
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From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
gambols
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
generally
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
hole
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
hunters
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
kittens
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
less
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
liable
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
like
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From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
maintain
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
more
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
mother
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
out
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From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
play
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From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
playful
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
profoundly
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
puppies
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From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
security
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
see
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
seems
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
selects
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
sides
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
slightest
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From this reading On the slightest sound they disappear in the hole.
some
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
sound
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From this reading On the slightest sound they disappear in the hole.
speak
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
spirit
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
surprise
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
trees
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
unobstructed
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
very
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
view
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From this reading The view being unobstructed on all sides by trees or bushes, in the cover of which danger might approach, they are less liable to surprise and capture.
warm
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From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
watched
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
why
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
wise
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From this reading Those who have watched the gambols of young foxes speak of them as very amusing, even more arch and playful than those of kittens, while a spirit profoundly wise and cunning seems to look out of their young eyes.
wont
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From this reading The young foxes are wont to come out on a warm day, and play like puppies in front of the den.
young
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From this reading I have never been able to see clearly why the mother fox generally selects a burrow or hole in the open field in which to have her young, except it be, as some hunters maintain, for better security.
