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Daddy Takes Us Skating
Daddy Takes Us Skating

Chapter I

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"Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.
Mabel was waiting for him to walk home with her as he had promised.
"So's your's red, too, Mab!"
Harry said.
"It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."
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Daddy Takes Us Skating

Chapter I

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.
Line 2
Mabel was waiting for him to walk home with her as he had promised.
Line 3
"So's your's red, too, Mab!"
Line 4
Harry said.
Line 5
"It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading “"Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.”

Waiting noun US /ˈwaiting/

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

From this reading “Mabel was waiting for him to walk home with her as he had promised.”

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

Blake

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

boiled

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From this reading "It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."

boys

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

brother

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

came

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

cottage

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From this reading "It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."

crabs

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From this reading "It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

day

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mabel was waiting for him to walk home with her as he had promised.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

Hal

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

Harry

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From this reading Harry said.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Mabel was waiting for him to walk home with her as he had promised.

home

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From this reading Mabel was waiting for him to walk home with her as he had promised.

how

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

It's

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From this reading "It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

Mab

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From this reading "So's your's red, too, Mab!"

Mabel

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

nose

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

other

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."

out

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

playing

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

promised

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From this reading Mabel was waiting for him to walk home with her as he had promised.

red

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

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

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

said

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From this reading Harry said.

school

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

seashore

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From this reading "It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."

So's

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From this reading "So's your's red, too, Mab!"

some

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

summer

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From this reading "It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Mabel was waiting for him to walk home with her as he had promised.

too

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From this reading "So's your's red, too, Mab!"

waiting

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From this reading Mabel was waiting for him to walk home with her as he had promised.

walk

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From this reading Mabel was waiting for him to walk home with her as he had promised.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Mabel was waiting for him to walk home with her as he had promised.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "It's as red--as red as some of the crabs we boiled at our seashore cottage this summer."

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

yard

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From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Oh, how red your nose is!" cried little Mabel Blake, one day, as her brother Hal came running out of the school yard, where he had been playing with some other boys.

your's

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From this reading "So's your's red, too, Mab!"