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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hardly knew what I was doing, and I certainly didn't know how it would turn out.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What for?" asked Buster John bluntly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
black
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
bluntly
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From this reading "What for?" asked Buster John bluntly.
Buster
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From this reading "What for?" asked Buster John bluntly.
certainly
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Chickamy
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From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
chicken
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From this reading "I wanted to get even with her for stealing my fat chicken.
Crany
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Crow
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crying
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
didn't
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doing
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embarrassed
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From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wanted to get even with her for stealing my fat chicken.
fat
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From this reading "I wanted to get even with her for stealing my fat chicken.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What for?" asked Buster John bluntly.
get
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From this reading "I wanted to get even with her for stealing my fat chicken.
hardly
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From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I wanted to get even with her for stealing my fat chicken.
how
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From this reading I hardly knew what I was doing, and I certainly didn't know how it would turn out.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I hardly knew what I was doing, and I certainly didn't know how it would turn out.
John
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From this reading "What for?" asked Buster John bluntly.
kept
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
knew
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From this reading I hardly knew what I was doing, and I certainly didn't know how it would turn out.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
mud
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I wanted to get even with her for stealing my fat chicken.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
off
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
old
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
out
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From this reading I hardly knew what I was doing, and I certainly didn't know how it would turn out.
pocket
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
shoe
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
somewhat
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From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
stealing
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From this reading "I wanted to get even with her for stealing my fat chicken.
stocking
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
stuffed
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
suddenness
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From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wanted to get even with her for stealing my fat chicken.
turn
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From this reading I hardly knew what I was doing, and I certainly didn't know how it would turn out.
wanted
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From this reading "I wanted to get even with her for stealing my fat chicken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hardly knew what I was doing, and I certainly didn't know how it would turn out.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I hardly know," replied Chickamy Crany Crow, somewhat embarrassed at the suddenness of the question.
wet
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What for?" asked Buster John bluntly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I wanted to get even with her for stealing my fat chicken.
woman's
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From this reading Well, I stuffed the old woman's wet stocking in my pocket, and kept on crying out that I didn't know how to get the black mud off of my shoe.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I hardly knew what I was doing, and I certainly didn't know how it would turn out.