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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 THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
animals
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From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
BAG
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
Barley
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
Bay
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From this reading Buzzards' Bay was full of buzzards, and the coves, of waterfowl.
bays
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
bears
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From this reading The moose came down from the north then, and there were bears and wolves and many foxes.
beautiful
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
became
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From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
birches
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From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
bright
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From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
Buzzards
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From this reading Buzzards' Bay was full of buzzards, and the coves, of waterfowl.
cabin
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
came
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From this reading The moose came down from the north then, and there were bears and wolves and many foxes.
CAT
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
cloud
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
coves
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From this reading Buzzards' Bay was full of buzzards, and the coves, of waterfowl.
down
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From this reading The moose came down from the north then, and there were bears and wolves and many foxes.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
foxes
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From this reading The moose came down from the north then, and there were bears and wolves and many foxes.
frequent
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
FROG
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The moose came down from the north then, and there were bears and wolves and many foxes.
full
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From this reading Buzzards' Bay was full of buzzards, and the coves, of waterfowl.
gathering
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
gone
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From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
green
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
groves
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
Indian
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
inhabited
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From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
many
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From this reading The moose came down from the north then, and there were bears and wolves and many foxes.
Metacomet
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
moose
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From this reading The moose came down from the north then, and there were bears and wolves and many foxes.
more
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From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
nature
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From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
north
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From this reading The moose came down from the north then, and there were bears and wolves and many foxes.
now
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From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
oaks
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From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
playmate
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From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
RACE
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
Roger
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From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
savins
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From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
searched
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From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
season
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
summer
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
Swansea
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
then
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From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
there
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From this reading The moose came down from the north then, and there were bears and wolves and many foxes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
two
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From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
visits
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
war
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From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
waterfowl
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From this reading Buzzards' Bay was full of buzzards, and the coves, of waterfowl.
waters
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From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CAT IN A BAG--THE FROG RACE In the summer, when the cloud of war was gathering, the last beautiful season of the Indian race of the bays, the visits of Little Metacomet to the Barley cabin in the green groves of Swansea were frequent.
white
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From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
wolves
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From this reading The moose came down from the north then, and there were bears and wolves and many foxes.
wonders
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From this reading He became more than ever a playmate of Roger, and the two searched the groves as they then were, for the wonders of nature.
woods
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From this reading The animals are gone now that then inhabited the woods of beautiful oaks, green savins, white birches, and bright waters.
