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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 One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
aside
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
bennet
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From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
BEVIS
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From this reading SIR BEVIS.
bit
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From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
bright
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
brown
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He pulled the pink-tipped petals off one by one, and as they dropped they were lost.
daisy
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
dandelion
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
digging
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
down
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
dropped
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From this reading He pulled the pink-tipped petals off one by one, and as they dropped they were lost.
drying
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
farmhouse
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
fingers
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
flower
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
forth
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From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
garden
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
gathered
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
grass
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
green
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From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
hollow
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
juice
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
lost
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From this reading He pulled the pink-tipped petals off one by one, and as they dropped they were lost.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
off
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From this reading He pulled the pink-tipped petals off one by one, and as they dropped they were lost.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
pet
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
petals
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From this reading He pulled the pink-tipped petals off one by one, and as they dropped they were lost.
pick
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
pieces
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
pink-tipped
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From this reading He pulled the pink-tipped petals off one by one, and as they dropped they were lost.
presently
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pulled the pink-tipped petals off one by one, and as they dropped they were lost.
sap
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From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
sat
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
saw
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
sheath
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From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
SIR
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From this reading SIR BEVIS.
spade
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
spots
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
squeezed
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
stained
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
stem
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
sucked
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From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
teeth
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From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
Then
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From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pulled the pink-tipped petals off one by one, and as they dropped they were lost.
throwing
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From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then he drew forth a bennet from its sheath, and bit and sucked it till his teeth were green from the sap.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One morning as little "Sir" Bevis [such was his pet name] was digging in the farmhouse garden, he saw a daisy, and throwing aside his spade, he sat down on the grass to pick the flower to pieces.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He pulled the pink-tipped petals off one by one, and as they dropped they were lost.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
white
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From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next he gathered a bright dandelion, and squeezed the white juice from the hollow stem, which drying presently, left his fingers stained with brown spots.
