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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 They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
account
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
always
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
animals
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
away
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
badly
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From this reading _They_ understood and knew that the reason she behaved so badly was that everyone had always been so mean to her and never given her a kind word because she was so homely.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
behaved
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From this reading _They_ understood and knew that the reason she behaved so badly was that everyone had always been so mean to her and never given her a kind word because she was so homely.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
bird
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
blackbirds
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
called
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From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
came
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
Chums
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
cow
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
cross-eyed
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
deliver
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
Early
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
extend
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
far
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
farms
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
fault
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From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
fenced
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
get
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
given
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From this reading _They_ understood and knew that the reason she behaved so badly was that everyone had always been so mean to her and never given her a kind word because she was so homely.
going
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
greetings
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
hastened
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
heard
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
home
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
homely
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
horrid
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From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
kind
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
knew
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From this reading _They_ understood and knew that the reason she behaved so badly was that everyone had always been so mean to her and never given her a kind word because she was so homely.
liked
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
MAKES
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
mean
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From this reading _They_ understood and knew that the reason she behaved so badly was that everyone had always been so mean to her and never given her a kind word because she was so homely.
message
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
mischief
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
most
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
named
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
names
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From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
near
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _They_ understood and knew that the reason she behaved so badly was that everyone had always been so mean to her and never given her a kind word because she was so homely.
news
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
nice
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
now
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
only
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
other
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
own
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
pastures
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
person
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
pigeons
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
raw-boned
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
reason
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From this reading _They_ understood and knew that the reason she behaved so badly was that everyone had always been so mean to her and never given her a kind word because she was so homely.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
robins
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
round
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
said
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
SAL
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
SCRUGS
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
send
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
shut
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _They_ understood and knew that the reason she behaved so badly was that everyone had always been so mean to her and never given her a kind word because she was so homely.
some
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
soured
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From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
stables
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
stones
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
summer
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
swallows
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
three
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
threw
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From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
treated
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From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
TROUBLE
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
unable
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
understood
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From this reading _They_ understood and knew that the reason she behaved so badly was that everyone had always been so mean to her and never given her a kind word because she was so homely.
up
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
welcome
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
well
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From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She could not help being homely, and it had only soured her disposition to be treated so and called horrid names when it was no fault of her own.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They had heard the news that the Chums had returned and now hastened to extend them a welcome on their own account as well as to deliver greetings from the animals on the different farms round about who were unable to get away, as most of them were either fenced in their pastures or shut up in their stables.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One homely, raw-boned, cross-eyed cow named Sal Scrugs whom no one liked and at whom everyone threw stones because she was always in mischief of some kind, said she was not going to send her message but was going to deliver it in person as these three were the only animals that had ever been nice to her.
Wisconsin
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From this reading SAL SCRUGS MAKES TROUBLE Early the next morning from far and near came pigeons, blackbirds, swallows, robins and every other kind of bird that makes its home in Wisconsin in the summer.
word
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From this reading _They_ understood and knew that the reason she behaved so badly was that everyone had always been so mean to her and never given her a kind word because she was so homely.
