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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”
back
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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”
Braggen
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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
bring
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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
car
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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
case
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From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.
compete
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From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.
desperate
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From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
Don't
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From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”
Everett
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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
excitedly
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From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.
HOPE
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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
Hope's
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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
houses
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From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”
how
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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
I'll
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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
interpret
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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”
it's
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From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”
like
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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
mother
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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
much
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From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”
partners
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From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”
Pee-wee
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From this reading “Don’t you do it, Hope,” said Pee-wee, “because don’t you know, you and I are partners?”
place
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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
quick
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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
said
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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
saw
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From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.
see
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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”
shows
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From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.
silly
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From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”
Snailsdale
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From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”
thoughts
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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
town
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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
TRIUMPHANT
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From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
trying
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From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”
up
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From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That shows how much you know,” Pee-wee continued excitedly, for he saw the case was desperate.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, it’s so _silly_,” she said, “trying to compete with those houses up in Snailsdale.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HOPE TRIUMPHANT “I tell you what I’ll do,” said Everett Braggen, quick to interpret Hope’s thoughts.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll take you and your mother up to town in my car and you can see how you like the place, and I’ll bring you back again.”
