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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 They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
All
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From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
alluring
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From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
back
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From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
Beatrice
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From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
bossy
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
boy
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From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
bring
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From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
calves
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
chickens
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
comfort
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From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
curly
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
Dick's
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
ear-splitting
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From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
failed
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From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
front
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get
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
heartbroken
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From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
honey
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From this reading “Never mind, honey.
horses
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From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
immediate
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From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
maybe
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind, honey.
minute
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From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
nephew
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NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind, honey.
nicest
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
pigs
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
possession
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From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
purpose
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From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
ranch
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
run
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From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
seat
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From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
see
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
small
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From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
some
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
tails
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
They'll
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From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
things
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
Uncle
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
we'll
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From this reading They'll bring the horses back in a minute, and we'll make them run every step.
weep
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From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
weeping
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From this reading All this, though alluring, failed of its purpose; the small boy continued to weep, and his weeping was ear-splitting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
you'll
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From this reading And when you get to Uncle Dick's ranch you'll see the nicest things--bossy calves, and chickens, and, maybe, some little pigs with curly tails.”
young
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From this reading Beatrice took immediate possession of the front seat, that she might comfort her heartbroken young nephew.
