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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 Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
Almost
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From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
always
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From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To seize the one and pursue the other on the whim of the moment was the normal and usual thing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Guns were handy, as was the game.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
bagged
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
brush
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
buying
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From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
casual
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From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
character
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From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
corner
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
day
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From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
drove
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From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
ducks
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
expeditions
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From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
farther
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
five
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
game
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From this reading Guns were handy, as was the game.
gather
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
GRAND
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From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
Guns
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From this reading Guns were handy, as was the game.
handy
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From this reading Guns were handy, as was the game.
home
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
hopped
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
horse
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From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
irrigation
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
Kitty
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From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
lucky
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
managed
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
moment
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From this reading To seize the one and pursue the other on the whim of the moment was the normal and usual thing.
Mrs
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From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
normal
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From this reading To seize the one and pursue the other on the whim of the moment was the normal and usual thing.
occupations
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From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To seize the one and pursue the other on the whim of the moment was the normal and usual thing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To seize the one and pursue the other on the whim of the moment was the normal and usual thing.
other
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From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
out
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
pond
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
pursue
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From this reading To seize the one and pursue the other on the whim of the moment was the normal and usual thing.
quail
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
sandwiched
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From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
seize
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From this reading To seize the one and pursue the other on the whim of the moment was the normal and usual thing.
sneak
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
sporting
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From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To seize the one and pursue the other on the whim of the moment was the normal and usual thing.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
Thus
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From this reading Thus one day Mrs. Kitty drove me over to look at a horse I was thinking of buying.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To seize the one and pursue the other on the whim of the moment was the normal and usual thing.
TOUR
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From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
twelve
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
usual
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From this reading To seize the one and pursue the other on the whim of the moment was the normal and usual thing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Guns were handy, as was the game.
way
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From this reading On the way home, in a corner of brush, I hopped out and bagged twelve quail; and a little farther on, by a lucky sneak, I managed to gather in five ducks from an irrigation pond.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE GRAND TOUR Almost always our sporting expeditions were of this casual character, sandwiched in among other occupations.
whim
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From this reading To seize the one and pursue the other on the whim of the moment was the normal and usual thing.
