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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.
bunkhouse
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From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.
chewed
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didn't
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?
girl
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From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.
guess
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From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.
Hilda
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.
keeps
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From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.
locket
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From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.
must've
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From this reading It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.
nearly
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From this reading It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.
out
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From this reading It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.
picture
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From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.
reckernize
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.
rooted
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From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.
said
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Say
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From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?
slipped
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From this reading It must’ve slipped out, and Viper nearly chewed it up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.
to-day
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From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.
up
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From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.
Viper
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From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I didn’t reckernize it at first until he said it was his.
Well
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From this reading Well, I found that picture of his girl that he keeps in that locket.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Say, Hilda, guess what I found to-day?
window
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From this reading Viper rooted it up right under his window outside the bunkhouse.