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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 It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE beavers played all day long about the pond, and in the meadow.
all
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From this reading THE beavers played all day long about the pond, and in the meadow.
almost
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE beavers played all day long about the pond, and in the meadow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
beavers
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From this reading THE beavers played all day long about the pond, and in the meadow.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
better
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
Binney
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
busy
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
companions
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
day
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From this reading THE beavers played all day long about the pond, and in the meadow.
deal
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
DISOBEDIENCE
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From this reading DISOBEDIENCE PUNISHED.
dive
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
enough
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
fellow
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
friend
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From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
get
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
gone
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
got
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
grew
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From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
hinted
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From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
home
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
homeward
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From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
how
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE beavers played all day long about the pond, and in the meadow.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
just
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
kept
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
knew
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
lily
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE beavers played all day long about the pond, and in the meadow.
low
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From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
meadow
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From this reading THE beavers played all day long about the pond, and in the meadow.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
more
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
much
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
new
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From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
out
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
piece
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
played
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From this reading THE beavers played all day long about the pond, and in the meadow.
pond
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From this reading THE beavers played all day long about the pond, and in the meadow.
PUNISHED
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From this reading DISOBEDIENCE PUNISHED.
roots
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
sink
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From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
sky
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From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
some
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
sun
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From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE beavers played all day long about the pond, and in the meadow.
there
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
tired
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
turning
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From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
twigs
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From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
uneasy
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From this reading As the sun began to sink low in the sky he grew uneasy, and hinted to his new friend that they might as well be turning homeward.
very
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
well
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From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Binney knew very well how to dive for the lily roots, and when his companions found this out they kept him busy enough.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was, "Binney, just get me a piece, there is a good fellow;" and "Binney, just take one more dive for me, and I will do as much for you some day," till Binney was almost tired out, and began to think he might a good deal better have got his twigs and gone home.
