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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 He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He had hardly left his comfortable cave when he had come across the wolf, who inquired where he was going.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
animal
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From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
back
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From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
bear
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
bed
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading With his tail between his legs, the fox slunk into the forest.
cave
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From this reading He had hardly left his comfortable cave when he had come across the wolf, who inquired where he was going.
chanced
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had hardly left his comfortable cave when he had come across the wolf, who inquired where he was going.
comfortable
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From this reading He had hardly left his comfortable cave when he had come across the wolf, who inquired where he was going.
crow
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From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
dinner
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From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
felt
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From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
flown
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From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
forest
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From this reading With his tail between his legs, the fox slunk into the forest.
fox
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From this reading With his tail between his legs, the fox slunk into the forest.
friend
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
get
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From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
going
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
greatly
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From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
guard
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From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
guessed
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From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
hardly
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From this reading He had hardly left his comfortable cave when he had come across the wolf, who inquired where he was going.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his tail between his legs, the fox slunk into the forest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had hardly left his comfortable cave when he had come across the wolf, who inquired where he was going.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With his tail between his legs, the fox slunk into the forest.
just
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From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had hardly left his comfortable cave when he had come across the wolf, who inquired where he was going.
legs
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From this reading With his tail between his legs, the fox slunk into the forest.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
loss
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From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
lost
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From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
meet
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
mourn
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From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
notion
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
old
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
put
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From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
slunk
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From this reading With his tail between his legs, the fox slunk into the forest.
some
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From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
supperless
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
tail
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From this reading With his tail between his legs, the fox slunk into the forest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With his tail between his legs, the fox slunk into the forest.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
unpleasant
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
very
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had hardly left his comfortable cave when he had come across the wolf, who inquired where he was going.
wife
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From this reading This poor animal had just lost his wife, and was going to get some one to mourn over her, for he felt her loss greatly.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With his tail between his legs, the fox slunk into the forest.
wolf
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From this reading He had hardly left his comfortable cave when he had come across the wolf, who inquired where he was going.
wondering
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
world
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From this reading The notion of going to bed supperless was very unpleasant to him, and he was wondering what in the world he should do, when he chanced to meet with his old friend the bear.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He did not know where to look for a dinner, as he guessed that the crow would have flown back before him, and put every one on their guard.
