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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 DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
all
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
almost
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From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They decided to stop and eat some.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
apples
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
big
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
butting
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From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
cider
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
day
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From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
decided
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From this reading They decided to stop and eat some.
DIZZY-HEADED
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From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
down
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
DUCKS
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From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
eat
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From this reading They decided to stop and eat some.
edge
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From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
farm
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From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
filled
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From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
five
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From this reading Three old mother ducks and five young ones jumped in that cider.
flew
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From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
food
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
go
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From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
GROW
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From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
happened
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From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
jumped
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From this reading Three old mother ducks and five young ones jumped in that cider.
kegs
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
laughable
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From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
like
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
match
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From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
mother
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From this reading Three old mother ducks and five young ones jumped in that cider.
much
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
nice
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From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
old
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From this reading Three old mother ducks and five young ones jumped in that cider.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
ones
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From this reading Three old mother ducks and five young ones jumped in that cider.
orchard
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
overflowing
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From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
pond
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
put
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
rotten
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
seeing
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From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
smelt
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
some
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
stop
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From this reading They decided to stop and eat some.
swim
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
swimming
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From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They decided to stop and eat some.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DUCKS GROW DIZZY-HEADED The day after the butting match a laughable thing happened at the farm.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
Three
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From this reading Three old mother ducks and five young ones jumped in that cider.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
tub
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
up
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From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
very
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
waiting
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
way
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From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A big tub of cider was down in the orchard waiting for the kegs to put it in when some ducks on their way for a swim in the pond smelt something like rotten apples, a food all ducks like very much.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Consequently they flew up on the edge of the tub, and seeing it filled almost to overflowing, they thought it would be nice to go swimming in anything that smelt so good.
young
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From this reading Three old mother ducks and five young ones jumped in that cider.
