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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 BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
abundance
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From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
aunts
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
bark
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From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
beautiful
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
beaver
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
beavers
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From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
BINNEY
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
brothers
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
cotton-wood
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From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
cousins
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
destroyed
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From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
empties
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
HOME
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From this reading THE NICE HOME.
house
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From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
Indians
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From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
leisure
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From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
lived
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
living
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From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
looking
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From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
low
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From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
many
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
Missouri
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
natural
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From this reading This was not a natural pond.
new
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From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
NICE
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From this reading THE NICE HOME.
north-west
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was not a natural pond.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
off
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
out
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From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
pond
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
set
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From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
several
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
shoots
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From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
sisters
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
Some
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From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
stream
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
tender
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From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NICE HOME.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not a natural pond.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
town
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From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
travelled
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From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
two
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From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
uncles
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They travelled along at their leisure, living upon the tender bark of the low and cotton-wood shoots, which they found in great abundance, and looking for a home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
way
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
years
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From this reading Some years before, two beavers, whose house had been destroyed by the Indians, set out on a journey to found a new town.
young
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From this reading BINNEY was a young beaver, who lived with several brothers and sisters, and a great many aunts, uncles, and cousins, in a beautiful pond by a stream which empties into the Missouri a long way off to the north-west.
