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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 “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
Aunt
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From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
back
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From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Wouldn’t it be nice to make real pies and cakes?” said Dorothy.
bright
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
brought
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
cakes
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From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
circles
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From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
faces
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From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
FUNNY
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From this reading THE FUNNY PUDDING.
Get
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Wouldn’t it be nice to make real pies and cakes?” said Dorothy.
kitchen
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
lines
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From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
little
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
made
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From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
make
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From this reading “Wouldn’t it be nice to make real pies and cakes?” said Dorothy.
making
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From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
more
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
mud
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From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
nice
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From this reading “Wouldn’t it be nice to make real pies and cakes?” said Dorothy.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
paste
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
pastry
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From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
pies
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From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
please
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
Polly's
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From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
PUDDING
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From this reading THE FUNNY PUDDING.
Ray
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From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
real
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From this reading “Wouldn’t it be nice to make real pies and cakes?” said Dorothy.
said
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
steps
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From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
sticks
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From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FUNNY PUDDING.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
thick
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
tiny
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From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Wouldn’t it be nice to make real pies and cakes?” said Dorothy.
too
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
took
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From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
traced
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From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
water
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From this reading “Get me a little more water, please; this paste is too thick,” said Dorothy, and Ray brought the water from Aunt Polly’s bright kitchen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dorothy and Ray were making mud pastry on Aunt Polly’s back steps.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They made mud pies and mud cakes and took tiny sticks, with which they traced lines, circles, and faces on them.
Wouldn't
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From this reading “Wouldn’t it be nice to make real pies and cakes?” said Dorothy.
