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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 IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
address
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From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
Ashley
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
Aunt
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
big
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
book
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From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
Boyden
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
car
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
chaperon
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From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
CHAPERONS
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
climbed
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
compelled
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
CONEY
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
contracted
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
declared
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From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
ENTIRE
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
fortunately
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
go
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Polly Parsons is not the person you have in mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
indignantly
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From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Polly Parsons is not the person you have in mind.
ISLAND
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
lady
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From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
Loring
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
lost
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From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
minute
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Polly Parsons is not the person you have in mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
Parsons
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From this reading "Polly Parsons is not the person you have in mind.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
Pattie
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
person
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From this reading "Polly Parsons is not the person you have in mind.
Polly
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From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
regretful
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
six
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
solace
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
soothed
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From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
sympathetic
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
toothache
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
touring
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
tried
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From this reading They tried to be regretful and sympathetic as the six of them climbed into the big touring car, but Ashley Loring found them a solace.
unchaperoned
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
WINNIE
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From this reading IN WHICH WINNIE CHAPERONS THE ENTIRE PARTY TO CONEY ISLAND At the last minute, Aunt Pattie Boyden fortunately contracted a toothache--and the Coney Island party was compelled to go unchaperoned.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Never you mind," he soothed them--"Polly will chaperon us."
You've
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From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
young
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From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've lost your address book," declared that young lady indignantly.
