Chapter III
"And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie. Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy. "Oh! his eyes!" she cried. "Quick, August, water!" "Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.
Illustrated Science for Boys and Girls
Chapter III
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"And
Tommy's
killed!"
shrieked
Robbie.
Mamma
flew
up
the
stairs
and
to
Tommy.
"Oh!
his
eyes!"
she
cried.
"Quick,
August,
water!"
"Oh!
my
poor
Tommy!"
sobbed
little
Robbie.
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Line 1
"And
Tommy's
killed!"
shrieked
Robbie.
Line 2
Mamma
flew
up
the
stairs
and
to
Tommy.
Line 3
"Oh!
his
eyes!"
she
cried.
Line 4
"Quick,
August,
water!"
Line 5
"Oh!
my
poor
Tommy!"
sobbed
little
Robbie.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! his eyes!" she cried.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.
August
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From this reading "Quick, August, water!"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! his eyes!" she cried.
eyes
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From this reading "Oh! his eyes!" she cried.
flew
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From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh! his eyes!" she cried.
killed
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From this reading "And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.
Mamma
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From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh! his eyes!" she cried.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.
Quick
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From this reading "Quick, August, water!"
Robbie
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From this reading "And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! his eyes!" she cried.
shrieked
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From this reading "And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.
sobbed
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From this reading "Oh! my poor Tommy!" sobbed little Robbie.
stairs
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From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
Tommy
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From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
Tommy's
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From this reading "And Tommy's killed!" shrieked Robbie.
up
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From this reading Mamma flew up the stairs and to Tommy.
water
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From this reading "Quick, August, water!"