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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 SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
ago
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From this reading But years ago I began to notice a change gradually taking place in my feelings.
all
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
allowed
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
any
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
bag
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
bears
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But years ago I began to notice a change gradually taking place in my feelings.
brant
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But years ago I began to notice a change gradually taking place in my feelings.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
cabin
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Caleb
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
canned
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
chance
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
change
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From this reading But years ago I began to notice a change gradually taking place in my feelings.
CLOVER
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
considered
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
deer
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
dislike
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
door
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
ducks
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
elephants
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
fancy
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
feelings
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From this reading But years ago I began to notice a change gradually taking place in my feelings.
find
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From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
fires
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From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
game
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
geese
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
goods
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
gradually
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From this reading But years ago I began to notice a change gradually taking place in my feelings.
grizzly
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
grow
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From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
heavy
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
lifted
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
like
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
line
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
lions
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
live
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
many
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From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
men
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From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
more
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
notice
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From this reading But years ago I began to notice a change gradually taking place in my feelings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
off
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
older
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From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
opportunity
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
partridge
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
picture
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
place
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From this reading But years ago I began to notice a change gradually taking place in my feelings.
quail
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
recently
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
remark
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
run
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
SCOUTS
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
slip
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
small
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
snap
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
snipe
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
sooner
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
sort
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
spent
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From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
sportsman
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
started
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
store
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
supplied
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From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
taking
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From this reading But years ago I began to notice a change gradually taking place in my feelings.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
THERE
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
things
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
tigers
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
Uncle
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
used
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
water
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
wildcat
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From this reading SCOUTS IN CLOVER "THERE used to be a time," Uncle Caleb went on to remark, as he lifted the heavy wildcat, and started toward the door of his cabin, "when I was considered quite a sportsman.
woods
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From this reading I took every opportunity I could to be in the woods and on the water, shooting deer, quail, partridge, snipe, ducks, geese, brant and all such things, for my fancy seemed to run more in the line of small game than grizzly bears or lions, tigers, elephants and the like.
working
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From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I began to dislike taking life of any sort, and recently I have allowed many a fine chance to make a bag slip by, because I would sooner snap off a picture, and live on canned goods supplied from the store."
years
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From this reading But years ago I began to notice a change gradually taking place in my feelings.
youth
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From this reading I suppose many men find the same thing working when they grow older, and the fires of youth are spent.
