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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 Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
again
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
arms
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From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
away
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
awfully
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dorothy sank to her knees before Roger and hugged him to her until he grunted.
big
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From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
brought
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
caught
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From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
circle
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
cried
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
Darling
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
Doro
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
Dorothy
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From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
drew
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
family
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
far
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
forward
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
fun
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
fuss
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From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
good
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
grunted
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From this reading Dorothy sank to her knees before Roger and hugged him to her until he grunted.
hard
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From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dorothy sank to her knees before Roger and hugged him to her until he grunted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dorothy sank to her knees before Roger and hugged him to her until he grunted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
home
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
hugged
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From this reading Dorothy sank to her knees before Roger and hugged him to her until he grunted.
hugging
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From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
knees
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From this reading Dorothy sank to her knees before Roger and hugged him to her until he grunted.
light
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
made
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From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
make
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From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
most
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
much
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
once
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From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
physical
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From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
prodigal
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From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
purely
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From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
returned
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From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
Roger
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
rush
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From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
sank
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From this reading Dorothy sank to her knees before Roger and hugged him to her until he grunted.
see
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
sheepish
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
sister
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From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
stuck
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
subdued
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
Tavia
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From this reading Tavia made a rush for Dorothy and caught her in her arms, hugging her hard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dorothy sank to her knees before Roger and hugged him to her until he grunted.
tree
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Dorothy sank to her knees before Roger and hugged him to her until he grunted.
up
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From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
very
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
we've
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From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
willing
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From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
wished
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From this reading This was purely physical, however, for the returned prodigal was willing for once that his big sister should make as much fuss over him as she wished.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not much fun to be stuck up in a tree far away from home and it was most awfully good to be with his family again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Darling Doro, see what we’ve brought you,” she cried, and drew forward into the circle of light a sheepish and very much subdued Roger.
