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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 _Ara, the crow, was aware of the fact that he was a crow.
abounded
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
admired
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This and this alone made him different from his fellow crows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This and this alone made him different from his fellow crows.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading In fact, they did not even understand his concept of being anything else.
Ara
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From this reading _Ara, the crow, was aware of the fact that he was a crow.
attitude
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
aware
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From this reading _Ara, the crow, was aware of the fact that he was a crow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
concept
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From this reading In fact, they did not even understand his concept of being anything else.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
crow
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From this reading _Ara, the crow, was aware of the fact that he was a crow.
crows
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From this reading This and this alone made him different from his fellow crows.
desires
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From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In fact, they did not even understand his concept of being anything else.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This and this alone made him different from his fellow crows.
elegant
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
else
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From this reading In fact, they did not even understand his concept of being anything else.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
fact
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From this reading _Ara, the crow, was aware of the fact that he was a crow.
fellow
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From this reading This and this alone made him different from his fellow crows.
fellows
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This and this alone made him different from his fellow crows.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Ara, the crow, was aware of the fact that he was a crow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This and this alone made him different from his fellow crows.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This and this alone made him different from his fellow crows.
idea
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, they did not even understand his concept of being anything else.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
made
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From this reading This and this alone made him different from his fellow crows.
meadow
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Ara, the crow, was aware of the fact that he was a crow.
other
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From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
pheasants
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
plumage
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
recognized
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
resented
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
resentment
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From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
satisfied
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From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
scorn
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
scorned
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From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
separated
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Ara, the crow, was aware of the fact that he was a crow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Ara, the crow, was aware of the fact that he was a crow.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
things
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This and this alone made him different from his fellow crows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
wanted
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From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Ara, the crow, was aware of the fact that he was a crow.
ways
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From this reading Because he recognized the fact, it made him aware of the things that separated the crows from the pheasants that abounded across the meadow--and he admired their fine plumage and elegant ways._ _He began to scorn the idea of being a crow, and resented the attitude of his fellows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were satisfied to be crows, and could not understand his resentment nor his desires, and they even scorned the idea that he was above them because he wanted to be other than a crow.
