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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
add
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From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
air
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From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
allowed
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From this reading "We ourselves are the only domestic animals allowed now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
animals
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From this reading "We've changed our views as to 'pets' and 'domestic animals,'" Nellie said.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We ourselves are the only domestic animals allowed now.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
astonishing
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From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
beauty
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From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
boats
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From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
cars
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From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
cats
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From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
changed
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From this reading "We've changed our views as to 'pets' and 'domestic animals,'" Nellie said.
city
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From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
country
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From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
direction
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From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
dogs
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From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
domestic
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From this reading "We've changed our views as to 'pets' and 'domestic animals,'" Nellie said.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
heard
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From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
horseback
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From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
horses
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From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
motor
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From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
Nellie
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From this reading "We've changed our views as to 'pets' and 'domestic animals,'" Nellie said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
now
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From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
numerous
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From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
old
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From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
only
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From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We've changed our views as to 'pets' and 'domestic animals,'" Nellie said.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "We ourselves are the only domestic animals allowed now.
pets
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From this reading "We've changed our views as to 'pets' and 'domestic animals,'" Nellie said.
said
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From this reading "We've changed our views as to 'pets' and 'domestic animals,'" Nellie said.
saw
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From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
ships
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From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
speak
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From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
too
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From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
very
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From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
views
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From this reading "We've changed our views as to 'pets' and 'domestic animals,'" Nellie said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The country was as astonishing to me as the city--its old beauty added to in every direction.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ourselves are the only domestic animals allowed now.
We've
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From this reading "We've changed our views as to 'pets' and 'domestic animals,'" Nellie said.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They took me about in motor cars, motor boats and air ships, on foot and on horseback (the only horses now to be found were in the country).
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And while I speak of horses, I will add that the only dogs and cats I saw, or heard, were in the country, too, and not very numerous at that.
