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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 CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
all
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From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
barnyard
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From this reading But not so in the barnyard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
biggest
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From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
boy
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From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not so in the barnyard.
captured
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From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
CATCHING
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From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
Christmas
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From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
confusion
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From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
corn
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From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
exception
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From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
fattest
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From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
feast
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From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
filled
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From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
flock
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From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
four
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From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
gobbler
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From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
hens
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From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
holding
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From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
house
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From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
hubbub
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From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
killed
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From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
lived
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From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
man
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From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
mouse
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From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
night
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From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not so in the barnyard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
out
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From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
quiet
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From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
rather
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From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
saw
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From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
see
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From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
slain
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From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But not so in the barnyard.
suspicions
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From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
THANKSGIVING
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From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
there
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From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
three
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From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything there was confusion and hubbub for the biggest, fattest turkey gobbler of the flock was to be captured and killed for the Thanksgiving feast.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
TURKEY
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From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
walk
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From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CATCHING THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY It was the night before Thanksgiving rather than Christmas, and in the house all was quiet as a mouse.
wheat
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From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Consequently when he saw a boy and a man come into the barnyard and walk toward him, holding out hands filled with corn and wheat, he had his suspicions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
young
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From this reading He had lived to see all his flock slain with the exception of a young gobbler and three or four turkey hens.
