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alive
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all
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From this reading Finally they rushed at him all together, to overwhelm him with pecks.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Finally they rushed at him all together, to overwhelm him with pecks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Reynard, Reynard, come out of your earth, Or Drakestail’s life is of little worth.’
comrade
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From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
cries
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From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘What is it? what does he want?’
Drakestail
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From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
Drakestail's
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From this reading ‘Reynard, Reynard, come out of your earth, Or Drakestail’s life is of little worth.’
earth
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From this reading ‘Reynard, Reynard, come out of your earth, Or Drakestail’s life is of little worth.’
end
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
Finally
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From this reading Finally they rushed at him all together, to overwhelm him with pecks.
five
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
fowls
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Fox
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From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
friend
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From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
hastens
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘What is it? what does he want?’
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Finally they rushed at him all together, to overwhelm him with pecks.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘What is it? what does he want?’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘What is it? what does he want?’
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Reynard, Reynard, come out of your earth, Or Drakestail’s life is of little worth.’
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Reynard, Reynard, come out of your earth, Or Drakestail’s life is of little worth.’
lost
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From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
luck
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From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
minutes
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much
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Reynard, Reynard, come out of your earth, Or Drakestail’s life is of little worth.’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
only
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Reynard, Reynard, come out of your earth, Or Drakestail’s life is of little worth.’
out
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From this reading ‘Reynard, Reynard, come out of your earth, Or Drakestail’s life is of little worth.’
overwhelm
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From this reading Finally they rushed at him all together, to overwhelm him with pecks.
pecks
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From this reading Finally they rushed at him all together, to overwhelm him with pecks.
pieces
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
quack
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
quick
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remembers
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From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
Reynard
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From this reading ‘Reynard, Reynard, come out of your earth, Or Drakestail’s life is of little worth.’
rushed
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From this reading Finally they rushed at him all together, to overwhelm him with pecks.
said
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From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
tears
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
Then
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there
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Finally they rushed at him all together, to overwhelm him with pecks.
throws
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Finally they rushed at him all together, to overwhelm him with pecks.
together
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From this reading Finally they rushed at him all together, to overwhelm him with pecks.
waiting
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
want
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From this reading ‘What is it? what does he want?’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What is it? what does he want?’
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘I am lost!’ said Drakestail to himself, when by good luck he remembers his comrade friend Fox, and he cries:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
wicked
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Finally they rushed at him all together, to overwhelm him with pecks.
words
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From this reading Then friend Fox, who was only waiting for these words, hastens out, throws himself on the wicked fowls, and quick! quack! he tears them to pieces; so much so that at the end of five minutes there was not one left alive.
worth
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From this reading ‘Reynard, Reynard, come out of your earth, Or Drakestail’s life is of little worth.’
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Reynard, Reynard, come out of your earth, Or Drakestail’s life is of little worth.’
