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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 Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There isn’t anything to laugh about—really, you know.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tavia looked at her sharply, then reached out a hand and gripped her hard.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “There isn’t anything to laugh about—really, you know.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
began
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From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
chum
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From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
cried
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From this reading “Dorothy, you’ve got to stop that!” she cried.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
got
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From this reading “Dorothy, you’ve got to stop that!” she cried.
gripped
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From this reading Tavia looked at her sharply, then reached out a hand and gripped her hard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
hand
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From this reading Tavia looked at her sharply, then reached out a hand and gripped her hard.
hard
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From this reading Tavia looked at her sharply, then reached out a hand and gripped her hard.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
isn't
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From this reading “There isn’t anything to laugh about—really, you know.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
just
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know
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laugh
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From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
laughter
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looked
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From this reading Tavia looked at her sharply, then reached out a hand and gripped her hard.
moment
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From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
out
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From this reading Tavia looked at her sharply, then reached out a hand and gripped her hard.
quiet
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From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
reached
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From this reading Tavia looked at her sharply, then reached out a hand and gripped her hard.
really
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From this reading “There isn’t anything to laugh about—really, you know.”
saying
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From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
sharply
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From this reading Tavia looked at her sharply, then reached out a hand and gripped her hard.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
sort
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From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
staring
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From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
stop
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From this reading “Dorothy, you’ve got to stop that!” she cried.
suddenly
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From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
Tavia
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From this reading Tavia looked at her sharply, then reached out a hand and gripped her hard.
tears
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From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
Then
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From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
There
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From this reading “There isn’t anything to laugh about—really, you know.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
very
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From this reading Dorothy stood very quiet for a moment, saying nothing, just staring at her chum.
wild
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From this reading Then suddenly she began to laugh—a wild sort of laughter that had tears in it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There isn’t anything to laugh about—really, you know.”
you've
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From this reading “Dorothy, you’ve got to stop that!” she cried.
