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1907
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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
aloud
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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
begin
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From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.
behave
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From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.
Century
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From this reading The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.
children
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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.
Co
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From this reading The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.
consider
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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
Cozy
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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
credit
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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
fond
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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
forget
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From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.
gave
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From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
grown-up
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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.
how
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From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.
Lion
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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
MUSTmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.
New
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From this reading The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.
October
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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
person
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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.
Published
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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
reads
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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.
reformed
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From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.
Roar
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From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.
scolding
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From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.
SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.
story
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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
taught
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From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I reformed that Lion and taught him how to behave himself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
very
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From this reading Published October, 1907 I AM very fond of this story of the Cozy Lion because I consider it a great credit to me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The grown-up person who reads this story aloud to children MUST know how to Roar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE COZY LION I SHALL never forget the scolding I gave him to begin with.
York
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From this reading The Century Co. New York THE CENTURY CO.