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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 At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
all
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
arithmetic
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
Bantam
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From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
beating
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
brothers
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
carelessness
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
cast
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
chastisement
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
children
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
class
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
consequently
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
dismissed
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
engaged
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From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
entry
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
eyes
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
father
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
father's
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
fellow
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
figures
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
four
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
glad
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
go
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From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
hearing
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
high
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
inflicting
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
jumping
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
light-heartedness
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
Longtail
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
man
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
Marten
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From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
master
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
moment
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
neglect
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
off
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
old
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From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
only
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
perhaps
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
professional
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From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
pursuits
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From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
Rabbit
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
Rabbits
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
ran
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
saw
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
scamper
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
see
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
seen
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
shook
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
slates
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
son
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From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
squeaking
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
straight
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From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
summary
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
sums
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
tails
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
tears
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
terribly
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
three
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
trying
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
up
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From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
very
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From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
Warren
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Their master left off the beating when he saw his father, and consequently young Rabbit, for the first and perhaps only time in his life, was very glad to see the old man.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
white
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After old Marten had let Bantam go, he himself went straight to his son, whom he found engaged in his professional pursuits.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The poor young fellow was squeaking terribly, and his three brothers, with tears in their eyes, were trying with all their might to cast up their sums on their slates, which shook so in their hands that they could scarce see the figures.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
yard
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
young
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From this reading At the moment of his father's entry, young Longtail was hearing a class of the young Rabbits, on one of whom he was inflicting summary chastisement for great neglect and carelessness in his arithmetic.
youngsters
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From this reading The class was dismissed; and if you had seen these four youngsters scamper off, shaking their white tails and jumping half a yard high as they ran to the Warren, you would have thought it was a good thing to have the light-heartedness of children.
