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Animal Heroes

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/31 · 5 lines
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"Yow-yow-ow!" said the Black One.
"Wow-w-w!" was the slightly deeper answer.
"Ya-wow-wow-wow!" said the Black One, edging up half an inch nearer.
"Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.
"Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.
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Animal Heroes

Chapter II

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Yow-yow-ow!" said the Black One.
Line 2
"Wow-w-w!" was the slightly deeper answer.
Line 3
"Ya-wow-wow-wow!" said the Black One, edging up half an inch nearer.
Line 4
"Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.
Line 5
"Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.”

Forward noun US /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Ya-wow-wow-wow!" said the Black One, edging up half an inch nearer.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"Yow-yow-ow!" said the Black One.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “"Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.”

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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 "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Ya-wow-wow-wow!" said the Black One, edging up half an inch nearer.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

answer

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From this reading "Wow-w-w!" was the slightly deeper answer.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

Black

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From this reading "Yow-yow-ow!" said the Black One.

blond

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From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

Cat

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From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

deeper

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From this reading "Wow-w-w!" was the slightly deeper answer.

dignity

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From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

edging

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From this reading "Ya-wow-wow-wow!" said the Black One, edging up half an inch nearer.

forwardnounUS /forward/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

full

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From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Ya-wow-wow-wow!" said the Black One, edging up half an inch nearer.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

height

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From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

inch

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From this reading "Ya-wow-wow-wow!" said the Black One, edging up half an inch nearer.

nearer

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From this reading "Ya-wow-wow-wow!" said the Black One, edging up half an inch nearer.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Yow-yow-ow!" said the Black One.

other

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From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

rose

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From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

said

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From this reading "Yow-yow-ow!" said the Black One.

side

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From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

slightly

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From this reading "Wow-w-w!" was the slightly deeper answer.

stepped

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From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

swish

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From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

tail

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From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Yow-yow-ow!" said the Black One.

thump

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From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

up

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From this reading "Ya-wow-wow-wow!" said the Black One, edging up half an inch nearer.

vast

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From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Wow-w-w!" was the slightly deeper answer.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

whole

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From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

Wow-w-w

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From this reading "Wow-w-w!" was the slightly deeper answer.

Ya-wow-wow-wow

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From this reading "Ya-wow-wow-wow!" said the Black One, edging up half an inch nearer.

Yellow

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From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

Yow-w

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From this reading "Yow-w!" and he went another inch, while his tail went swish, thump, from one side to the other.

Yow-w-w

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From this reading "Yow-w-w!" was the Yellow answer, as the blond Cat rose to full height and stepped with vast dignity a whole inch forward.

Yow-yow-ow

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From this reading "Yow-yow-ow!" said the Black One.