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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 One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
always
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From this reading But she always caused confusion, either chattering and squealing with fright or bickering at the other animals.
America
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From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
animals
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From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
appreciation
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From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
arena
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From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she always caused confusion, either chattering and squealing with fright or bickering at the other animals.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
bickering
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From this reading But she always caused confusion, either chattering and squealing with fright or bickering at the other animals.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she always caused confusion, either chattering and squealing with fright or bickering at the other animals.
called
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From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
caused
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From this reading But she always caused confusion, either chattering and squealing with fright or bickering at the other animals.
Cedarwild
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From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
chattering
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From this reading But she always caused confusion, either chattering and squealing with fright or bickering at the other animals.
Collins
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From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
confusion
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From this reading But she always caused confusion, either chattering and squealing with fright or bickering at the other animals.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading But she always caused confusion, either chattering and squealing with fright or bickering at the other animals.
encountered
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From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
filler-in
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From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
following
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From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
friend
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From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
friendship
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From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
fright
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From this reading But she always caused confusion, either chattering and squealing with fright or bickering at the other animals.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
green
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From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
humour
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From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
hysterical
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From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
important
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From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
indignant
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From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
made
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From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
many
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From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
meet
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From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
Michael
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From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
monkey
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From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
more
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From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
new
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From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
other
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From this reading But she always caused confusion, either chattering and squealing with fright or bickering at the other animals.
out
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From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
performers
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From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
sad
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From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
Sara
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From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
School
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From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
small
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From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
some
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From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
South
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From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
squealing
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From this reading But she always caused confusion, either chattering and squealing with fright or bickering at the other animals.
strange
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From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
tried
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From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
try
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From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
turn
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From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
turns
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From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
unable
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From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
unwilling
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From this reading For, unable or unwilling to try, she was for ever being tried out on turns, or, with little herself to do, as a filler-in for more important performers.
waited
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From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One friend Michael made among the many animals he encountered in the Cedarwild School, and a strange, sad friendship it was.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sara she was called, a small, green monkey from South America, who seemed to have been born hysterical and indignant, and with no appreciation of humour.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes, following Collins about the arena, Michael would meet her while she waited to be tried out on some new turn.
