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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
animals
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From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
back
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From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
beasts
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
best
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From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
bite
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
CIRCUS
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
declare
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
downstairs
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
elephant
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
elephant's
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From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
Elephants
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
exclaimed
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
fight
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
friends
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From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
get
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From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
Hello
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From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
indeed
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From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
jolly
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
jungle
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
live
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
MAPPO
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
monkey
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From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
monkeys
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
once
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From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
peace
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
said
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From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
sailor
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
sat
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From this reading "Hello!" said Mappo to Tum Tum, as the little monkey sat on the elephant's back.
scratch
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
see
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
seem
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From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
seldom
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
some
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
together
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From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
Tum
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
two
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From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
very
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
Well
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From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And indeed Mappo and Tum Tum were the best of friends at once.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading MAPPO IN THE CIRCUS "Well, I declare!" exclaimed the sailor who had brought Mappo downstairs in the ship to see Tum Tum, the jolly elephant.
wild
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From this reading Elephants and monkeys very seldom quarrel, and they live together in peace, even in the jungle, and do not fight, and bite and scratch, as some wild beasts do.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You two animals seem to get along fine together!"
