Chapter IX
LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day. "Let's go and visit him." Sassamon was with him. They traveled down to the Assowomset Lakes. It was June.
Little Metacomet
Chapter IX
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LITTLE
METACOMET
VISITS
THE
WHITE-WINGED
BLACKBIRD
"I
know
a
bird,"
said
Little
Metacomet
to
Roger
one
day.
"Let's
go
and
visit
him."
Sassamon
was
with
him.
They
traveled
down
to
the
Assowomset
Lakes.
It
was
June.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
LITTLE
METACOMET
VISITS
THE
WHITE-WINGED
BLACKBIRD
"I
know
a
bird,"
said
Little
Metacomet
to
Roger
one
day.
Line 2
"Let's
go
and
visit
him."
Line 3
Sassamon
was
with
him.
Line 4
They
traveled
down
to
the
Assowomset
Lakes.
Line 5
It
was
June.
Learner Dictionary
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Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.”
LITTLE
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.”
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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 LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Let's go and visit him."
Assowomset
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From this reading They traveled down to the Assowomset Lakes.
bird
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
BLACKBIRD
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
day
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
down
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From this reading They traveled down to the Assowomset Lakes.
go
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From this reading "Let's go and visit him."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let's go and visit him."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was June.
June
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From this reading It was June.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
Lakes
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From this reading They traveled down to the Assowomset Lakes.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's go and visit him."
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
METACOMET
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
Roger
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
said
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
Sassamon
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From this reading Sassamon was with him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They traveled down to the Assowomset Lakes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
traveled
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From this reading They traveled down to the Assowomset Lakes.
visit
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From this reading "Let's go and visit him."
VISITS
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sassamon was with him.
WHITE-WINGED
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From this reading LITTLE METACOMET VISITS THE WHITE-WINGED BLACKBIRD "I know a bird," said Little Metacomet to Roger one day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sassamon was with him.