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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 It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
aching
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From this reading Robin could think of nothing but himself, his aching head, and his scratches, some of which were bleeding.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
back
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From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
bleeding
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From this reading Robin could think of nothing but himself, his aching head, and his scratches, some of which were bleeding.
breaking
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From this reading Then he listened, and fancied that he heard shouting, with the trampling of mules and the breaking of twigs.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Robin could think of nothing but himself, his aching head, and his scratches, some of which were bleeding.
dense
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
eyes
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
fancied
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From this reading Then he listened, and fancied that he heard shouting, with the trampling of mules and the breaking of twigs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
forest
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
head
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From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
heard
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From this reading Then he listened, and fancied that he heard shouting, with the trampling of mules and the breaking of twigs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Robin could think of nothing but himself, his aching head, and his scratches, some of which were bleeding.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robin could think of nothing but himself, his aching head, and his scratches, some of which were bleeding.
horse's
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From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
intently
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
jacket
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
large
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
listened
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From this reading Then he listened, and fancied that he heard shouting, with the trampling of mules and the breaking of twigs.
looking
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From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
man
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From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
mules
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From this reading Then he listened, and fancied that he heard shouting, with the trampling of mules and the breaking of twigs.
nice
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From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Robin could think of nothing but himself, his aching head, and his scratches, some of which were bleeding.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
off
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From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
place
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From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
Robin
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From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
rubbed
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From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
ruefuladjectiveUS /ˈruːfəl/
showing regret or mild sorrow
From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
sad
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From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
sat
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From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
scratches
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From this reading Robin could think of nothing but himself, his aching head, and his scratches, some of which were bleeding.
seem
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
shouting
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From this reading Then he listened, and fancied that he heard shouting, with the trampling of mules and the breaking of twigs.
sitting
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
some
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From this reading Robin could think of nothing but himself, his aching head, and his scratches, some of which were bleeding.
speckled
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
Then
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From this reading Then he listened, and fancied that he heard shouting, with the trampling of mules and the breaking of twigs.
there
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robin could think of nothing but himself, his aching head, and his scratches, some of which were bleeding.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
top
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From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
trampling
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From this reading Then he listened, and fancied that he heard shouting, with the trampling of mules and the breaking of twigs.
twig
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
twigs
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From this reading Then he listened, and fancied that he heard shouting, with the trampling of mules and the breaking of twigs.
up
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From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
very
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From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
watching
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From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Robin could think of nothing but himself, his aching head, and his scratches, some of which were bleeding.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Robin could think of nothing but himself, his aching head, and his scratches, some of which were bleeding.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he did not seem to be entirely alone there in the dense forest, for there was another young robin, with large eyes and a speckled jacket, sitting upon a twig and watching him intently.
young
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From this reading That is what young Robin thought as he sat up and rubbed the place, looking very rueful and sad.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is not nice to be pitched by a man off a horse's back on to the top of your head.
