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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 "Our blood is just the same to our bodies as coal is to a steam engine.
all
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Daddy," asked Hal, "what makes you warm when you run fast, or skate?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
Blake
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
bodies
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From this reading "Our blood is just the same to our bodies as coal is to a steam engine.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
cheeks
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
children
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
chocolate
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
coal
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From this reading "Our blood is just the same to our bodies as coal is to a steam engine.
corner
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
Daddy
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
drug
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
engine
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From this reading "Our blood is just the same to our bodies as coal is to a steam engine.
explained
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From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
fast
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From this reading "Daddy," asked Hal, "what makes you warm when you run fast, or skate?"
felt
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
fro
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
frozen
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
glided
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
Hal
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From this reading "Daddy," asked Hal, "what makes you warm when you run fast, or skate?"
heart
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From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
hot
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
ice
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
inside
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
just
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From this reading "Our blood is just the same to our bodies as coal is to a steam engine.
lake
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
makes
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From this reading "Daddy," asked Hal, "what makes you warm when you run fast, or skate?"
more
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From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
much
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From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Daddy," asked Hal, "what makes you warm when you run fast, or skate?"
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our blood is just the same to our bodies as coal is to a steam engine.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
pumps
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From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
RACE
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
red
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
rosy
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
run
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From this reading "Daddy," asked Hal, "what makes you warm when you run fast, or skate?"
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Our blood is just the same to our bodies as coal is to a steam engine.
sharp
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
skate
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From this reading "Daddy," asked Hal, "what makes you warm when you run fast, or skate?"
skates
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
SKATING
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
some
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
Soon
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
steam
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From this reading "Our blood is just the same to our bodies as coal is to a steam engine.
steel
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
store
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
taken
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
two
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From this reading THE SKATING RACE Daddy Blake and the two children glided to and fro over the ice of the frozen lake on their sharp steel skates.
up
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From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
warm
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From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon all their cheeks were red and rosy, and they felt as warm inside as though they had taken some hot chocolate at the corner drug store.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Daddy," asked Hal, "what makes you warm when you run fast, or skate?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Daddy," asked Hal, "what makes you warm when you run fast, or skate?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Daddy," asked Hal, "what makes you warm when you run fast, or skate?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is because your heart pumps so much more blood up inside your body," explained Daddy Blake.
