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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 After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
all
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From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
answer
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From this reading "They surely do," was the answer.
boy
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From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
came
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From this reading "That's what we came here for."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They surely do," was the answer.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Even those small leetle boy?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
go
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From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's what we came here for."
hunt
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From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
leader
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From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
leetle
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From this reading "Even those small leetle boy?"
Leo
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From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
ready
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From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
s'pose
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From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
small
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From this reading "Even those small leetle boy?"
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
surely
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From this reading "They surely do," was the answer.
That's
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From this reading "That's what we came here for."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Even those small leetle boy?"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
unhappy
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From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They surely do," was the answer.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That's what we came here for."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After a time they were all ready for the hunt, but Leo seemed unhappy about something.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what we came here for."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You s'pose them boy go along?" he inquired of the leader.