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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 “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
agate
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
bag
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
big
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From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
bill
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
Billie
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From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
boy
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From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
briar
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
Bully
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From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
bush
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From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
chicken's
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
couldn't
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From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
darted
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
dropped
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
fellows
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From this reading “Please help me look for it, fellows.”
find
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From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Please help me look for it, fellows.”
frog
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From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
get
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
glass
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
go
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
gobbled
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
grass
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From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Please help me look for it, fellows.”
helped
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From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
hunt
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
I'll
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
Johnnie
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From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
like
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Please help me look for it, fellows.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
lost
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From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
marble
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Please help me look for it, fellows.”
near
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From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
nice
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
out
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
pick
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
playing
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
Please
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From this reading “Please help me look for it, fellows.”
poked
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From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
prickly
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
rolled
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From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
said
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From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
searched
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
second
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From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
shooter
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From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
stooped
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m sure it rolled over here,” said Bully as he poked around in the grass near a big bush.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Billie and Johnnie helped Bully look, but they couldn’t find the second shooter that the frog boy had lost.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
toes
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
two
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From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
up
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From this reading He stooped to pick it up, but before he could get his toes on it something that looked like a big chicken’s bill darted out of the prickly briar bush and gobbled up the marble.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You two go on playing and I’ll hunt for the marble,” said Bully after a while, so he searched along in the grass, and, as he did so, he dropped a nice glass agate out of his bag.
