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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 one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
accepted
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From this reading The other birds were of that opinion, or they would not have accepted its leadership.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
appeared
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From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
believing
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From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
bird
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From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
birds
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From this reading The other birds were of that opinion, or they would not have accepted its leadership.
canaries
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From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
canary
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From this reading There was one canary which they had christened Golden Cloud.
certainly
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From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
christenednounUS /ˈchristened/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was one canary which they had christened Golden Cloud.
Cloud
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From this reading There was one canary which they had christened Golden Cloud.
Dan
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From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
declare
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From this reading Dan used to declare that Golden Cloud literally understood every word he spoke to it.
declaring
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From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Dan used to declare that Golden Cloud literally understood every word he spoke to it.
fact
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From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
favorite
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From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
Golden
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From this reading There was one canary which they had christened Golden Cloud.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was one canary which they had christened Golden Cloud.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The other birds were of that opinion, or they would not have accepted its leadership.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dan used to declare that Golden Cloud literally understood every word he spoke to it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
intelligence
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From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The other birds were of that opinion, or they would not have accepted its leadership.
lads
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From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
leadership
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From this reading The other birds were of that opinion, or they would not have accepted its leadership.
literally
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From this reading Dan used to declare that Golden Cloud literally understood every word he spoke to it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The other birds were of that opinion, or they would not have accepted its leadership.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one canary which they had christened Golden Cloud.
opinion
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From this reading The other birds were of that opinion, or they would not have accepted its leadership.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The other birds were of that opinion, or they would not have accepted its leadership.
other
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From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
really
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From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
special
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From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
spoke
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From this reading Dan used to declare that Golden Cloud literally understood every word he spoke to it.
superior
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From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
There
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From this reading There was one canary which they had christened Golden Cloud.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was one canary which they had christened Golden Cloud.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dan used to declare that Golden Cloud literally understood every word he spoke to it.
trained
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From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
two
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From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
understood
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From this reading Dan used to declare that Golden Cloud literally understood every word he spoke to it.
used
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From this reading Dan used to declare that Golden Cloud literally understood every word he spoke to it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was one canary which they had christened Golden Cloud.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And it really appeared as if Dan were right in so declaring and so believing; it was certainly a fact that Golden Cloud was a bird of superior intelligence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was one canary which they had christened Golden Cloud.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was one of the two canaries that Dan had first trained; and for this and other reasons Golden Cloud was a special favorite with the lads.
word
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From this reading Dan used to declare that Golden Cloud literally understood every word he spoke to it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The other birds were of that opinion, or they would not have accepted its leadership.
