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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 OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
a-proper
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But he tired of it after ten minutes.
agape
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
amused
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From this reading It amused him and put no strain upon his faculties.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
approached
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
bean
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
boy
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
brown
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he tired of it after ten minutes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
called
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
dried
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
e
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
easy
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
engaged
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
extracting
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
eye
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
faculties
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From this reading It amused him and put no strain upon his faculties.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
FOX-HUNTER
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
haricot
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he tired of it after ten minutes.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It amused him and put no strain upon his faculties.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
human
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
husks
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
I'll
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It amused him and put no strain upon his faculties.
Joe
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
Joe's
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
mass
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
minutes
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From this reading But he tired of it after ten minutes.
Ned
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
Neddy
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
new
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It amused him and put no strain upon his faculties.
now
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
out
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
out-house
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
own
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
pearly
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
pods
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
put
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From this reading It amused him and put no strain upon his faculties.
sat
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
seeds
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
seen
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
shelling
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
show
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
Stockman
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
strain
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From this reading It amused him and put no strain upon his faculties.
table
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
task
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
ten
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From this reading But he tired of it after ten minutes.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
tired
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From this reading But he tired of it after ten minutes.
tried
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
Tutt
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
twinkled
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From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It amused him and put no strain upon his faculties.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
white
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From this reading THE OLD FOX-HUNTER Joe Stockman had tried a new haricot bean for his own table and was now engaged in the easy task of shelling the brown husks and extracting the pearly white seeds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat in an out-house with a mass of the dried pods beside him, and as the boy, Neddy Tutt, passed by, Joe's eye twinkled and he called.
wonder
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
world
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From this reading "Look here, Ned--a-proper wonder--I'll show 'e something as no human eye have ever seen since the beginning of the world!" he cried out, and Neddy, agape, approached.
