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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 By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are comfortable, and we shall have stormy days when you can't be out."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We are comfortable, and we shall have stormy days when you can't be out."
BOBSEY'S
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From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
BUTTERNUTS
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From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
can't
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From this reading We are comfortable, and we shall have stormy days when you can't be out."
children
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From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
children's
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From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
comfortable
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From this reading We are comfortable, and we shall have stormy days when you can't be out."
days
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From this reading We are comfortable, and we shall have stormy days when you can't be out."
dear
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From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
dinner
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From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
dismayed
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From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
faces
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From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
go
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From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
hand
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From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
hastened
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From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We are comfortable, and we shall have stormy days when you can't be out."
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
hurry
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From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
Junior
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From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
out
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From this reading We are comfortable, and we shall have stormy days when you can't be out."
pails
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From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
pans
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From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
PERIL
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From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
queen
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From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
restrained
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From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
said
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From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
seeing
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From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We are comfortable, and we shall have stormy days when you can't be out."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
Sheba
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From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
small
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From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
Solomonproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
stormy
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From this reading We are comfortable, and we shall have stormy days when you can't be out."
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
there's
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From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
wagon-load
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From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
wanted
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From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are comfortable, and we shall have stormy days when you can't be out."
Well
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From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We are comfortable, and we shall have stormy days when you can't be out."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
wife
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From this reading BUTTERNUTS AND BOBSEY'S PERIL I restrained the children until after dinner, which my wife hastened.
wiser
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From this reading I told her that she was wiser than the queen of Sheba and did not need to go to Solomon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By that time Junior was on hand with a small wagon-load of pails and pans.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, dear, I wanted you to help me this afternoon," my wife had said, but, seeing the dismayed look on the children's faces, had added, "Well, there's no hurry, I suppose.
