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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 Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
all
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
Bo-peep
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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
boys
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
bright
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
bring
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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
call
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
cannot
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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
dance
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From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
day
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
em
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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
find
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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
Girls
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
green
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From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
HARRY'S
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From this reading HARRY'S NURSERY TALES.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
holds
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From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
home
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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
Leave
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
longest
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From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
lost
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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
moon
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
NURSERY
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From this reading HARRY'S NURSERY TALES.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
out
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
play
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
playfellows
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
queen
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From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
sheep
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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
shining
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
sleep
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
street
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
supper
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
tails
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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
TALES
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From this reading HARRY'S NURSERY TALES.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
they'll
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From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Little Bo-peep has lost her sheep, And cannot tell where to find 'em; Leave them alone, and they'll come home, And bring their tails behind 'em.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Come, let us dance on the open green, And she who holds longest shall be our queen.
whoop
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From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Girls and boys come out to play, The moon is shining bright as day; Leave your supper and leave your sleep, And come with your playfellows into the street; Come with a whoop, and come with a call, Come with a good will, or come not at all.
