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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
back
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From this reading Laying Millikins down on the couch she started to find help, but was promptly called back by the child herself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
burden
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
burst
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From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Laying Millikins down on the couch she started to find help, but was promptly called back by the child herself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
called
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From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
carried
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
case
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
child
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From this reading Laying Millikins down on the couch she started to find help, but was promptly called back by the child herself.
couch
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From this reading Laying Millikins down on the couch she started to find help, but was promptly called back by the child herself.
Dolly
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From this reading "Where you going, Dolly Doodles?
Doodles
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From this reading "Where you going, Dolly Doodles?
Dorothy
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
down
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From this reading Laying Millikins down on the couch she started to find help, but was promptly called back by the child herself.
empty
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From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
EXPLANATIONS
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
feel
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
find
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From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
going
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From this reading "Where you going, Dolly Doodles?
Gwendolyn
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From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nobody met her to stop her or inquire what had happened.
happened
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From this reading Nobody met her to stop her or inquire what had happened.
heavy
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Laying Millikins down on the couch she started to find help, but was promptly called back by the child herself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nobody met her to stop her or inquire what had happened.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Laying Millikins down on the couch she started to find help, but was promptly called back by the child herself.
horrified
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
imagined
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
incident
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From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
inquire
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From this reading Nobody met her to stop her or inquire what had happened.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
join
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From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
Lady
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
Laying
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From this reading Laying Millikins down on the couch she started to find help, but was promptly called back by the child herself.
met
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From this reading Nobody met her to stop her or inquire what had happened.
Millikins
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From this reading Laying Millikins down on the couch she started to find help, but was promptly called back by the child herself.
mother
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From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody met her to stop her or inquire what had happened.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
only
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From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nobody met her to stop her or inquire what had happened.
ORDERnounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
pause
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
pretty
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From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
Principal's
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
promptly
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From this reading Laying Millikins down on the couch she started to find help, but was promptly called back by the child herself.
ran
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
room
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
seen
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From this reading Gwendolyn had been called to join her mother and had seen nothing of the incident, and Dorothy burst into the pretty parlor--only to find it empty.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
started
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From this reading Laying Millikins down on the couch she started to find help, but was promptly called back by the child herself.
stop
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From this reading Nobody met her to stop her or inquire what had happened.
straight
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
too
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
way
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From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading EXPLANATIONS ARE IN ORDER Dorothy ran straight to the Lady Principal's room, too horrified by what she imagined was the case to pause on the way and too excited to feel the heavy burden she carried.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where you going, Dolly Doodles?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where you going, Dolly Doodles?
