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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 Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
a-row
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
adventures
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From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
all
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From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
allowed
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From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
Analostan
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
arrive
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From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
back
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From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
cared
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From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
chance
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
direction
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From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
door
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
early
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
garbage-can
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From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
go
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From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
Gramercy
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From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
grand
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From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
Grange
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From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
happy
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From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
Hill
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From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
home
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From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
indoors
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From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
joy
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From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
knew
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From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
lost
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
March
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
moments
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From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
night
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
now
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From this reading And now what?
occurred
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From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
out
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
Pussy
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From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
receptacles
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From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
Royal
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
saw
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
scavenger
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
set
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
slipped
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
small
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From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
stir
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From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
strictly
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From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
sundry
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From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
there
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From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course there was a grand stir; but Pussy neither knew nor cared anything about that--her one thought was to go home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may have been chance that took her back in the direction of Gramercy Grange Hill, but she did arrive there after sundry small adventures.
view
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From this reading One night in March, however, as they were set out a-row for the early scavenger, the Royal Analostan saw her chance, slipped out of the door, and was lost to view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
watched
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From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And now what?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But she was strictly watched, was never allowed outside--so that all the happy garbage-can moments occurred while these receptacles of joy were indoors.
