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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 The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
almost
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From this reading Say, it was almost too good to be true.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
attractions
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
Aunt
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
back
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
barkers
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Say, it was almost too good to be true.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
belt
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
Bishop
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
camel
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From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
choke
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
coat
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
comin
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
cyclones
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
deal
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
Dennis
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
desperate
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
didn't
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
dime
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
down
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
Dreamland
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
elbow
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
em
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
eyes
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
fat
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From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
fingers
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
front
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
gets
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
goin
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Say, it was almost too good to be true.
got
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
grabs
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
grip
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
hadn't
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
hooks
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
human
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
inside
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
Isabella
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Say, it was almost too good to be true.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
like
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From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
lines
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From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
loses
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
minute
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
more'n
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
mouths
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
out
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
popped
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
pushed
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From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
rattled
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
ride
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From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
Say
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From this reading Say, it was almost too good to be true.
screen
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From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
tails
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
takes
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
takin
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From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say, it was almost too good to be true.
too
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From this reading Say, it was almost too good to be true.
true
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From this reading Say, it was almost too good to be true.
two
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From this reading The Bishop grabs me by the elbow, Aunt Isabella gets a desperate grip on his coat tails, and Dennis hooks two fingers into the back of her belt.
up
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From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
voices
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Say, it was almost too good to be true.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I hadn't more'n got 'em inside of Dreamland before they has their mouths open and their eyes popped, and they was so rattled they didn't know whether they was goin' up or comin' down.
whole
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From this reading The barkers out in front of the dime attractions takes one look at us and loses their voices for a whole minute--and it takes a good deal to choke up one of them human cyclones.
woman
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From this reading When we lines up like that we has the fat woman takin' her first camel ride pushed behind the screen.
