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accompanied
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From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
angering
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Usually, when she visited the horde at the caves, I was away in the forest.
away
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From this reading Usually, when she visited the horde at the caves, I was away in the forest.
back
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From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
blueberry
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From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
breakfast
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From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
caught
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
cave
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
caves
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From this reading Usually, when she visited the horde at the caves, I was away in the forest.
Chatterer
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
curved
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From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
faces
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
flight
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From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
forest
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From this reading Usually, when she visited the horde at the caves, I was away in the forest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
glimpses
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
got
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From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had seen little of her in the intervening time.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
horde
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From this reading Usually, when she visited the horde at the caves, I was away in the forest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
intervening
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From this reading I had seen little of her in the intervening time.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
journeys
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From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
laugh
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From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had seen little of her in the intervening time.
Lop-Ear
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From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
made
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From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
making
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
mother
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From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
mouth
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had seen little of her in the intervening time.
once
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
out
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From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
pleasure
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
seen
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From this reading I had seen little of her in the intervening time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Usually, when she visited the horde at the caves, I was away in the forest.
space
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
swamp
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From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had seen little of her in the intervening time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
twice
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From this reading I had once or twice caught glimpses of the Chatterer in the open space, and had had the pleasure of making faces at him and angering him from the mouth of my cave.
Usually
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From this reading Usually, when she visited the horde at the caves, I was away in the forest.
visited
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From this reading Usually, when she visited the horde at the caves, I was away in the forest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After we had had out our laugh, Lop-Ear and I curved back in our flight and got breakfast in the blueberry swamp.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Usually, when she visited the horde at the caves, I was away in the forest.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
world
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From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
years
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From this reading It was the same swamp to which I had made my first journeys in the world, years before, accompanied by my mother.
