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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 She was a long suffering mother, but she felt as if this unkindness was more than she could bear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
arms
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As they did this they laughed at Latona's discomfiture and jeered at her sorry plight.
away
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
bear
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From this reading She was a long suffering mother, but she felt as if this unkindness was more than she could bear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was a long suffering mother, but she felt as if this unkindness was more than she could bear.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did more than this.
discomfiture
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From this reading As they did this they laughed at Latona's discomfiture and jeered at her sorry plight.
drink
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From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
feet
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From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
felt
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From this reading She was a long suffering mother, but she felt as if this unkindness was more than she could bear.
heads
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As they did this they laughed at Latona's discomfiture and jeered at her sorry plight.
holding
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was a long suffering mother, but she felt as if this unkindness was more than she could bear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
jeered
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From this reading As they did this they laughed at Latona's discomfiture and jeered at her sorry plight.
Latona's
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
laughed
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From this reading As they did this they laughed at Latona's discomfiture and jeered at her sorry plight.
little
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
long
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From this reading She was a long suffering mother, but she felt as if this unkindness was more than she could bear.
make
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From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
more
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From this reading They did more than this.
mother
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From this reading She was a long suffering mother, but she felt as if this unkindness was more than she could bear.
muddy
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From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
ones
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
out
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
plight
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From this reading As they did this they laughed at Latona's discomfiture and jeered at her sorry plight.
pool
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From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
quite
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
rustics
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a long suffering mother, but she felt as if this unkindness was more than she could bear.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
sorry
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From this reading As they did this they laughed at Latona's discomfiture and jeered at her sorry plight.
stirred
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From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
suffering
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From this reading She was a long suffering mother, but she felt as if this unkindness was more than she could bear.
supplication
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They did more than this.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did more than this.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They did more than this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
true
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
turned
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From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
unfit
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From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
unkindness
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From this reading She was a long suffering mother, but she felt as if this unkindness was more than she could bear.
up
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From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
waded
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From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
water
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From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was quite true; Latona's little ones were holding out their arms in supplication, but the rustics turned their heads away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They waded into the pool and stirred up the water with their feet so as to make it muddy and unfit to drink.
