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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 Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
ACQUAINTED
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
adopted
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From this reading "Looks like he'd adopted you."
alarm-clock
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
arm
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From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
basket
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From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
bent
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
clothes
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From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
Cottage
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
courteous
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
distance
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From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
dog
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
doing
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
Dolittle
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
door
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
down-stairs
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From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
establishment
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
fashion
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From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
flying
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From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
frantically
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From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
gaunt
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
GETTING
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
greeted
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
grinning
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From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
he'd
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From this reading "Looks like he'd adopted you."
head
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
hen
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
honors
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
individual
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From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
kitchen
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
lanky
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From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
late
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
like
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From this reading "Looks like he'd adopted you."
loiteringverbUS /ˈlɔɪtərɪŋ/
standing or moving slowly without a clear purpose
From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
Looks
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From this reading "Looks like he'd adopted you."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
most
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From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
nearer
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From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
Peggy
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From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
respectful
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From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
said
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From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
scrambled
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From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
seated
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
served
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
sleepers
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
squawking
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
threw
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
toilet
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From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
top
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
un-Peggy-like
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From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
up
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From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
waggle
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From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Peggy who was up, but was loitering over her toilet, in a most un-Peggy-like fashion, scrambled frantically into her clothes and went flying down-stairs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she threw open the kitchen door, a gaunt dog seated on the top step, greeted her with a courteous waggle, quite as if he were the head of the establishment and bent on doing the honors.
wouldn't
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From this reading "He wouldn't let me come no nearer," said a lanky, grinning individual who stood at a respectful distance, with a basket on either arm.
yellow
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From this reading GETTING ACQUAINTED The squawking of the yellow hen served as an alarm-clock for the late sleepers in Dolittle Cottage the next morning.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Looks like he'd adopted you."
