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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 "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
angry
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From this reading These words of Minnehaha made Mary very angry.
Annungitee
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From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
any
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From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
Away
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From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
Bad
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From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
Boy
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From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
boys
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From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
brother
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From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
Carried
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From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
cross
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From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
eyes
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From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
family
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From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
How
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From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
Indians
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From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
Legend
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From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
made
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From this reading These words of Minnehaha made Mary very angry.
Mary
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From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
member
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From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
Minnehaha
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From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
mischievous
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From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
more
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From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
Mother
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From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
old
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From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
other
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From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
papa
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From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
quicker
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From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
rage
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From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
Rescued
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From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
Sagastao
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From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
said
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From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
settlement
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From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
story
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From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These words of Minnehaha made Mary very angry.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
threw
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From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
times
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From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell us, Mary, a story about the boys of the old times among the Indians," said Sagastao.
very
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From this reading These words of Minnehaha made Mary very angry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Legend of the Bad Boy--How He was Carried Away by Annungitee, and How He was Rescued by His Mother.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
wisdom
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From this reading She thought more of Sagastao than she did of any other member of the family, and nothing threw her into a rage quicker than for anyone to cross him or even to question the wisdom of anything he said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "About bad boys," said Minnehaha with a mischievous look in her eyes; "for this morning brother and papa had to have a 'settlement,' and it might do Sagastao good to hear about other bad boys and what was done with them."
words
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From this reading These words of Minnehaha made Mary very angry.
