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affecting
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From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
all
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From this reading "Kitty-Cat Kitty is going away, Going to Grandma's, all summer to stay.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
appreciative
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From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
away
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From this reading "Kitty-Cat Kitty is going away, Going to Grandma's, all summer to stay.
bawl
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From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
celebrated
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From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
children
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From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
comes
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From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
day
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From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
dittynounUS /ˈdɪti/
a short, simple song
From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
fall
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From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
Farewell
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From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
Feast
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From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
going
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From this reading "Kitty-Cat Kitty is going away, Going to Grandma's, all summer to stay.
Grandma
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From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
Grandma's
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From this reading "Kitty-Cat Kitty is going away, Going to Grandma's, all summer to stay.
grandmother
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From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
gusto
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From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
home
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From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Kitty-Cat Kitty is going away, Going to Grandma's, all summer to stay.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
King
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From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
Kitty
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From this reading "Kitty-Cat Kitty is going away, Going to Grandma's, all summer to stay.
Kitty's
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From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
Kitty-Cat
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From this reading "Kitty-Cat Kitty is going away, Going to Grandma's, all summer to stay.
Marjorie
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From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
Maynard
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From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
Maynards
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From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
months
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From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
mood
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From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
Morristown
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From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
quietly
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From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
Sherwood
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From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
smiles
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From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
spend
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From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
spent
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From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
stay
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From this reading "Kitty-Cat Kitty is going away, Going to Grandma's, all summer to stay.
summer
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From this reading "Kitty-Cat Kitty is going away, Going to Grandma's, all summer to stay.
sung
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From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
tears
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From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Kitty-Cat Kitty is going away, Going to Grandma's, all summer to stay.
to-night
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From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
turn
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From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
very
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From this reading The very next day, Kitty was to start for Morristown, to spend the summer with Grandma Sherwood, and to-night the "Farewell Feast" was to be celebrated.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
weep
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From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And so all the Maynards will weep and will bawl, Till Kitty-Cat Kitty comes home in the fall."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This affecting ditty was being sung with great gusto by King and Marjorie, while Kitty, her mood divided between smiles and tears, was quietly appreciative.
year
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From this reading Every year one of the Maynard children spent the summer months with their grandmother, and this year it was Kitty's turn.
