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_The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation. But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST? The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table. The redhead seated beside her looked over understandingly. "I know how you feel, honey," she said.
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later than; following
From this reading “But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “The redhead seated beside her looked over understandingly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know how you feel, honey," she said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The redhead seated beside her looked over understandingly.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “_The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
later than; following
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
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From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
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From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
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From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
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From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
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From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
next to; at the side of
From this reading The redhead seated beside her looked over understandingly.
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From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
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From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
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From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
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From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
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From this reading "I know how you feel, honey," she said.
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From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
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From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
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From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
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From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
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From this reading "I know how you feel, honey," she said.
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From this reading "I know how you feel, honey," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know how you feel, honey," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know how you feel, honey," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The redhead seated beside her looked over understandingly.
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From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
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From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
above and across; more than
From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The redhead seated beside her looked over understandingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know how you feel, honey," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The redhead seated beside her looked over understandingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I know how you feel, honey," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The redhead seated beside her looked over understandingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The announcement went out and gorgeous girls responded from all over the nation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But after being put through a routine that would have exhausted a water buffalo, they asked each other in amazement: This is a----_ BEAUTY CONTEST?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girl in the yellow bathing suit plucked out her hairpins in exasperation and flung them on the vanity table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know how you feel, honey," she said.
