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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 WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
antlers
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From this reading "What a splendid set of antlers he had!"
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
Artha
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From this reading Lil Artha exclaimed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Was it really a deer?" asked George.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
attention
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
buck
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
call
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
came
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
chagrined
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
close
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
deer
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From this reading "Was it really a deer?" asked George.
depressed
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
disappointed
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
dismally
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
DRIFTS
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
exclaimed
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From this reading Lil Artha exclaimed.
fleeing
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
fresh
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
George
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From this reading "Was it really a deer?" asked George.
groaned
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
hand
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a splendid set of antlers he had!"
head
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
how
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
just
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
Lil
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From this reading Lil Artha exclaimed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
lot
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
meat
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
other
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
put
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
really
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From this reading "Was it really a deer?" asked George.
sadly
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
scouts
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
seen
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
set
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From this reading "What a splendid set of antlers he had!"
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
splendid
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From this reading "What a splendid set of antlers he had!"
stomach
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
supply
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
Toby
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
turned
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
WANDERING
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From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a splendid set of antlers he had!"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WANDERING THROUGH THE DRIFTS IT was a chagrined and sadly disappointed lot of scouts who turned and looked at each other after the last had been seen of the fleeing buck.
wished
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From this reading "To think of how close we came to having a supply of fresh meat!" groaned Toby, shaking his head dismally, as he put a hand on the pit of his stomach, just as if he wished to call their attention to its depressed appearance.
