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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 Wild confusion had been brought about in a second.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Wild confusion had been brought about in a second.
advance
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From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
back
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
bear
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From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wild confusion had been brought about in a second.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The rest of the party quickly rushed in behind me, and great were their exclamations at the scene of havoc.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wild confusion had been brought about in a second.
chair
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
confusion
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From this reading Wild confusion had been brought about in a second.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I hope nothing has happened to the McKenna sisters," cried Mr. Larramie.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
dinner
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From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
dishes
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
door-way
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From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
entered
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From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
exclamations
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From this reading The rest of the party quickly rushed in behind me, and great were their exclamations at the scene of havoc.
floor
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the party quickly rushed in behind me, and great were their exclamations at the scene of havoc.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
happened
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From this reading "I hope nothing has happened to the McKenna sisters," cried Mr. Larramie.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I hope nothing has happened to the McKenna sisters," cried Mr. Larramie.
havoc
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From this reading The rest of the party quickly rushed in behind me, and great were their exclamations at the scene of havoc.
hope
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From this reading "I hope nothing has happened to the McKenna sisters," cried Mr. Larramie.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
kitchen
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From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
Larramie
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From this reading "I hope nothing has happened to the McKenna sisters," cried Mr. Larramie.
lay
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
McKenna
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From this reading "I hope nothing has happened to the McKenna sisters," cried Mr. Larramie.
McKENNAS
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From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The rest of the party quickly rushed in behind me, and great were their exclamations at the scene of havoc.
Mr
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From this reading "I hope nothing has happened to the McKenna sisters," cried Mr. Larramie.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I hope nothing has happened to the McKenna sisters," cried Mr. Larramie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of the party quickly rushed in behind me, and great were their exclamations at the scene of havoc.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
over-turned
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the party quickly rushed in behind me, and great were their exclamations at the scene of havoc.
quickly
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From this reading The rest of the party quickly rushed in behind me, and great were their exclamations at the scene of havoc.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the party quickly rushed in behind me, and great were their exclamations at the scene of havoc.
room
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
rushed
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From this reading The rest of the party quickly rushed in behind me, and great were their exclamations at the scene of havoc.
scattered
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
scene
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From this reading The rest of the party quickly rushed in behind me, and great were their exclamations at the scene of havoc.
second
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From this reading Wild confusion had been brought about in a second.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
seen
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From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
sisters
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From this reading "I hope nothing has happened to the McKenna sisters," cried Mr. Larramie.
table
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
things
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
THREE
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From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
tin
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I hope nothing has happened to the McKenna sisters," cried Mr. Larramie.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
Wild
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From this reading Wild confusion had been brought about in a second.
women
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From this reading THE THREE McKENNAS I was in advance, and as I entered the door-way through which the bear had disappeared, I found myself in the kitchen where I had seen the three women at their dinner.
wooden
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From this reading A table had been over-turned, broken dishes and tin things were scattered on the floor, a wooden chair lay upon its back, and the room seemed deserted.
