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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 The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
according
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
any
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From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
attention
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
bird
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From this reading The Vulture The Vulture is a very useful bird, but he would not make a pleasant pet.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Vulture The Vulture is a very useful bird, but he would not make a pleasant pet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.
climate
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From this reading The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.
colour
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
continual
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From this reading The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.
enjoy
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From this reading The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.
fish
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From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
Flamingo
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From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.
give
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
happy
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From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
leg
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From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
legs
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
like
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
look-out
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Vulture The Vulture is a very useful bird, but he would not make a pleasant pet.
manages
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From this reading The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
military
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
most
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From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
motionless
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
moving
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From this reading The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Vulture The Vulture is a very useful bird, but he would not make a pleasant pet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
patiently
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From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
pet
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From this reading The Vulture The Vulture is a very useful bird, but he would not make a pleasant pet.
pink
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
place
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From this reading The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Vulture The Vulture is a very useful bird, but he would not make a pleasant pet.
prefers
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From this reading The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
red
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
scarlet
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
soldier
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
summer-time
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From this reading The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
There
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From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
two
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From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
useful
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From this reading The Vulture The Vulture is a very useful bird, but he would not make a pleasant pet.
very
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From this reading The Vulture The Vulture is a very useful bird, but he would not make a pleasant pet.
Vulture
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From this reading The Vulture The Vulture is a very useful bird, but he would not make a pleasant pet.
waits
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From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
warm
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From this reading The Flamingo prefers a warm climate, and by moving from place to place he manages to enjoy a continual summer-time.
water
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From this reading The Flamingo is most happy standing on one leg in a foot or two of water.
way
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From this reading There he waits patiently for any fish that may come his way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
world
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From this reading His colour may be pink or scarlet according to the part of the world in which he is born; and when he is standing motionless on the look-out for fish, his red body and long legs give him quite a military appearance—like a soldier at attention.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Vulture The Vulture is a very useful bird, but he would not make a pleasant pet.
