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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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A-ring-a-round-a-rosy-O
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all
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almost
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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bed
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believes
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birds
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Black
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bobolink
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BOOK
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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children
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dancing
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Drawings
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dreams
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Dutch
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fun
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funny
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gay
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go
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halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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head
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How
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Illustrated
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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inside
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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JOLLY
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knew
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laugh
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leaves
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lights
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listened
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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night
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nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such funny dreams go dancing through Your head, of things nobody knew, Or saw, or ever half believes!-- They're all inside these singing leaves.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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only
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OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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out
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pictures
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prayers
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put
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Rain
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Rains
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rhymes
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said
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saw
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sing
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singing
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SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such funny dreams go dancing through Your head, of things nobody knew, Or saw, or ever half believes!-- They're all inside these singing leaves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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They're
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things
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thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tucked
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up
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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Whistling
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White
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Wish
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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you'd
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YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Such funny dreams go dancing through Your head, of things nobody knew, Or saw, or ever half believes!-- They're all inside these singing leaves.
