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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 A TEST OF COURAGE.
ago
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
Banded
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps you think to be told it was a mouse who fired that gun and saved Mark.
Bruce
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
building
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
city
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From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
classic
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
COURAGE
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From this reading A TEST OF COURAGE.
dogs
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From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
effected
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From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
entrance
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
famous
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From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
fired
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From this reading Perhaps you think to be told it was a mouse who fired that gun and saved Mark.
geese
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From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
gun
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From this reading Perhaps you think to be told it was a mouse who fired that gun and saved Mark.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
hid
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
historian
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From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
horses
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From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
how
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From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
known
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From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
life-savers
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From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
log
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
Mark
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From this reading Perhaps you think to be told it was a mouse who fired that gun and saved Mark.
mouse
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From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TEST OF COURAGE.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
pages
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From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
Parson
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps you think to be told it was a mouse who fired that gun and saved Mark.
rescue
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From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
Rome
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From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
sacred
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From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
schoolboy
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From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
Scot
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
Seven
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
spider
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
story
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From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
TEST
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From this reading A TEST OF COURAGE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps you think to be told it was a mouse who fired that gun and saved Mark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The story of the sacred geese that saved the city of Rome is known to every schoolboy.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
too
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From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As life-savers, dogs and even horses are famous, too, but it is left to the historian of these pages to tell of how a rescue was effected by a mouse.
web
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From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not so long ago the classic Parson, of the Banded Seven, told of a spider who saved the life of Bruce the Scot, by building a web over the entrance of the log he hid in.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Perhaps you think to be told it was a mouse who fired that gun and saved Mark.
