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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
Arrived
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What’s the matter, Budge?” asked Mr. Burton.
asleep
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
bed
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
brother
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
Budge
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From this reading “What’s the matter, Budge?” asked Mr. Burton.
bunked
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From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
Burton
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From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
curled
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
down
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From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
drawled
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From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
dressed
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From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
eyes
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
family
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From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
fight
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From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
go
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From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
grunted
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From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
guests
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From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
gutter
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From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
hurts
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From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
I'm
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From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
juvenile
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From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
matter
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From this reading “What’s the matter, Budge?” asked Mr. Burton.
middle
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
mountain
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From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
Mr
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From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
nephew's
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
Ow
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From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
restlessly
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
room
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From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
réveillé
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From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
see
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From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
shut
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
side
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From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
slid
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From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
sound
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
sounded
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From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
stoppin
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From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
Toddie
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
up
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ow, Ow, OW!” was the réveillé of the Burton family on the next morning, and it was sounded from the room of the juvenile guests.
well
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From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
What's
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From this reading “What’s the matter, Budge?” asked Mr. Burton.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “My side hurts, where I bunked it, stoppin’ in the gutter, when I slid down the mountain,” drawled Budge.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another fight, I suppose,” grunted Mr. Burton in his room, “and as I’m dressed I might as well go and see which one was whipped and which ought to be.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
wriggling
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From this reading Arrived at his nephew’s room, Mr. Burton found Toddie curled up in the middle of the bed sound asleep, and his brother with his eyes shut, but wriggling restlessly.
