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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 “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
all
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From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
belonged
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From this reading Brother Lion’s long woolly hair belonged to the climate.
Brother
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From this reading Brother Lion’s long woolly hair belonged to the climate.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
climate
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From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
colder
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From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was curious, too, how it happened,” Mr. Rabbit continued.
country
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From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
curious
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From this reading “It was curious, too, how it happened,” Mr. Rabbit continued.
death
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From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
didn't
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
door
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From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
eat
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
frozen
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From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
ground
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
hair
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From this reading Brother Lion’s long woolly hair belonged to the climate.
happened
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From this reading “It was curious, too, how it happened,” Mr. Rabbit continued.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
how
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From this reading “It was curious, too, how it happened,” Mr. Rabbit continued.
hunter
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From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
ice
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was curious, too, how it happened,” Mr. Rabbit continued.
lay
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
Lion's
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From this reading Brother Lion’s long woolly hair belonged to the climate.
living
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From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brother Lion’s long woolly hair belonged to the climate.
months
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
Mr
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From this reading “It was curious, too, how it happened,” Mr. Rabbit continued.
much
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From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
out
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From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
pretty
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
Rabbit
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From this reading “It was curious, too, how it happened,” Mr. Rabbit continued.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
river
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
Six
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
snow
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
sorts
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From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
there
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
too
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From this reading “It was curious, too, how it happened,” Mr. Rabbit continued.
tough
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
up
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was curious, too, how it happened,” Mr. Rabbit continued.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
weather
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We were all living in a much colder climate than that in the country next door.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
woolly
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From this reading Brother Lion’s long woolly hair belonged to the climate.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But for that, he would have frozen to death, for he was a great hunter, and he had to be out in all sorts of weather.
year
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From this reading Six months in the year there was ice in the river and snow on the ground, and them that didn’t lay up something to eat when the weather was open had a pretty tough time of it the rest of the year.
