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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 A moody frown creased his forehead.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
borrowed
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
bridge
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
brook
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
bushel
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From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That is, he had intended doing something, but now-- "Penny for your thoughts."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
creased
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From this reading A moody frown creased his forehead.
DISCOVERS
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
dismally
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From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
doing
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
down
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
feet
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is, he had intended doing something, but now-- "Penny for your thoughts."
forehead
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From this reading A moody frown creased his forehead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
frown
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From this reading A moody frown creased his forehead.
garden
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
Haven
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A moody frown creased his forehead.
intended
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From this reading That is, he had intended doing something, but now-- "Penny for your thoughts."
intention
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, he had intended doing something, but now-- "Penny for your thoughts."
jungle
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
Lady
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From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
lay
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
less
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From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
moody
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From this reading A moody frown creased his forehead.
now
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From this reading That is, he had intended doing something, but now-- "Penny for your thoughts."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
ornamental
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
pair
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
Penny
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From this reading That is, he had intended doing something, but now-- "Penny for your thoughts."
Pirate's
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
pitching
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
pruning-shears
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
RALESTONES
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
Sam
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
sides
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
small
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
surrounded
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
TENANT
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, he had intended doing something, but now-- "Penny for your thoughts."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
thoughts
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From this reading That is, he had intended doing something, but now-- "Penny for your thoughts."
three
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From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
tiny
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
turning
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From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
twigs
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
Val
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From this reading THEIR TENANT DISCOVERS THE RALESTONES Val stood on the small ornamental bridge pitching twigs down into the tiny garden brook.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Under his feet lay a pair of pruning-shears he had borrowed from Sam with the intention of doing something about the jungle which surrounded Pirate's Haven on three sides.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lady," he answered dismally without turning around, "you can have a bushel of them for less than that."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That is, he had intended doing something, but now-- "Penny for your thoughts."
