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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 has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
absent
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From this reading “Very good, doctor, I shall not be long absent.”
all
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From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
away
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From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Very good, doctor, I shall not be long absent.”
become
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From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
Dick
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From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very good, doctor, I shall not be long absent.”
don't
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From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
double-barrelled
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
far
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From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
fowling-piece
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
frequent
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
get
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From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
go
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From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very good, doctor, I shall not be long absent.”
grass
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
Hereupon
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
hope
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From this reading “I hope so.
hunt
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From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
Kennedy
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very good, doctor, I shall not be long absent.”
lot
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From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
making
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
nearly
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From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
necessity
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From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
neighborhood
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From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Very good, doctor, I shall not be long absent.”
Now
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From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
off
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
old
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From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
pressing
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From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
provisions
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From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
renew
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From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
sacrifice
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From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Very good, doctor, I shall not be long absent.”
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I hope so.
soon
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
sound
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
sportsman
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
stock
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From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
strode
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
thicketnounUS /ˈθɪkɪt/
a dense group of bushes or small trees
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
use
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From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
Very
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From this reading “Very good, doctor, I shall not be long absent.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It has become a pressing necessity for us to renew our stock of provisions, since we had to sacrifice nearly all the old lot.”
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Hereupon, Kennedy took a double-barrelled fowling-piece, and strode through the long grass toward a thicket not far off, where the frequent sound of shooting soon let the doctor know that the sportsman was making a good use of his time.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, Dick, you may go and hunt in the neighborhood, but don’t get far away whatever you do.
