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Teddy Bears

Chapter VI

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_Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.
Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.
Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.
Sally thought she had never seen such rapacious youngsters.
They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.
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Teddy Bears

Chapter VI

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.
Line 2
Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.
Line 3
Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.
Line 4
Sally thought she had never seen such rapacious youngsters.
Line 5
They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.”

Enchanted adjective US /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading “Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “_Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sally thought she had never seen such rapacious youngsters.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.”

Rapidity noun US /rəˈpɪdəti/

great speed

From this reading “_Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sally thought she had never seen such rapacious youngsters.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.”

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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 Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

AlreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

always

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From this reading They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.

Amuses

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From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

beautiful

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

Bedelia

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From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

brood

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

chicks

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

China

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

clucking

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

Cochin

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

days

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From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

dear

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

eat

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From this reading They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.

enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

enterprising

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

farm

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From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

fluffy

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.

fowls

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

fussing

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

HAPPY

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From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

hatched

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

hen

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

HerselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

hungry

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From this reading They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.

Leghorn

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

marched

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

more

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From this reading They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.

much

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sally thought she had never seen such rapacious youngsters.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

other

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From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

peeping

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From this reading They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.

poultry

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

proudly

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

rapacious

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From this reading Sally thought she had never seen such rapacious youngsters.

rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/

great speed

From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

Sally

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

scratching

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

seen

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From this reading Sally thought she had never seen such rapacious youngsters.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Sally thought she had never seen such rapacious youngsters.

spent

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

succeeded

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From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Sally thought she had never seen such rapacious youngsters.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sally thought she had never seen such rapacious youngsters.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.

White

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _Bedelia Amuses Herself._ HAPPY days succeeded each other with rapidity at the farm.

worms

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From this reading They were always hungry, always peeping for more worms to eat.

yard

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From this reading Sally was enchanted with the poultry yard and spent much time fussing over the beautiful Cochin China and White Leghorn fowls.

yellow

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From this reading Already one enterprising hen had hatched a brood of dear little fluffy, yellow chicks and marched proudly around the yard clucking and scratching.

youngsters

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From this reading Sally thought she had never seen such rapacious youngsters.