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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 GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
all
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It was the boat canvas," answered Whopper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
boat
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From this reading "It was the boat canvas," answered Whopper.
boys
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
bushes
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
canvas
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From this reading "It was the boat canvas," answered Whopper.
caught
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From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
close
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
coming
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From this reading The rain was coming down in veritable sheets and the water was running into the lake in hundreds of rivulets.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
down
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From this reading The rain was coming down in veritable sheets and the water was running into the lake in hundreds of rivulets.
GIANT
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
goes
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From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
ground
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
heads
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From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
hundreds
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From this reading The rain was coming down in veritable sheets and the water was running into the lake in hundreds of rivulets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rain was coming down in veritable sheets and the water was running into the lake in hundreds of rivulets.
increased
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The rain was coming down in veritable sheets and the water was running into the lake in hundreds of rivulets.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was the boat canvas," answered Whopper.
lake
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
like
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From this reading "Looked like a sail."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
LookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Looked like a sail."
low
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
making
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
MASKALONGE
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
more
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
noise
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
number
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
object
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From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
rain
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From this reading The rain was coming down in veritable sheets and the water was running into the lake in hundreds of rivulets.
rivulets
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From this reading The rain was coming down in veritable sheets and the water was running into the lake in hundreds of rivulets.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rain was coming down in veritable sheets and the water was running into the lake in hundreds of rivulets.
said
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Looked like a sail."
screamed
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From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
sheets
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From this reading The rain was coming down in veritable sheets and the water was running into the lake in hundreds of rivulets.
shore
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
sight
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From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
There
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From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
threw
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
tornado
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From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
veritable
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From this reading The rain was coming down in veritable sheets and the water was running into the lake in hundreds of rivulets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
water
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From this reading The rain was coming down in veritable sheets and the water was running into the lake in hundreds of rivulets.
whirling
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From this reading "There goes something!" screamed Giant, as he caught sight of an object whirling over their heads.
Whopper
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From this reading "It was the boat canvas," answered Whopper.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GIANT AND THE MASKALONGE The wind was making such a noise that little more could be said, and as the tornado increased all of the boys threw themselves on the ground, between a number of low bushes close to the lake shore.
