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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 First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seems that Stashy and aunty had been reading up on Bombazoula, and they'd got it down fine.
any
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
aunty
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Seems that Stashy and aunty had been reading up on Bombazoula, and they'd got it down fine.
big
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
Bombazoula
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comfortable
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covered
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Decoration
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From this reading "Decoration," says Purdy.
down
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dozen
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
em
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
farther
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filled
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seems that Stashy and aunty had been reading up on Bombazoula, and they'd got it down fine.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
fix
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floors
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
full
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
go
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got
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grass
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
grey
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seems that Stashy and aunty had been reading up on Bombazoula, and they'd got it down fine.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
homelike
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
homesick
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In my old rooms too!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Seems that Stashy and aunty had been reading up on Bombazoula, and they'd got it down fine.
jungle
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
lays
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
like
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
loose
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
lot
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In my old rooms too!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
old
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From this reading "In my old rooms too!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seems that Stashy and aunty had been reading up on Bombazoula, and they'd got it down fine.
out
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
palms
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
parrots
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
Purdy
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From this reading "Decoration," says Purdy.
reading
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rooms
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From this reading "In my old rooms too!"
rubber
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
says
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From this reading "Decoration," says Purdy.
Seems
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
stage
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
Stashy
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From this reading Seems that Stashy and aunty had been reading up on Bombazoula, and they'd got it down fine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Seems that Stashy and aunty had been reading up on Bombazoula, and they'd got it down fine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
Then
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
they'd
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From this reading Seems that Stashy and aunty had been reading up on Bombazoula, and they'd got it down fine.
things
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
too
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From this reading "In my old rooms too!"
trees
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From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
turns
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
up
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Valentine
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
want
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading First they'd got a lot of big rubber trees and palms, and filled the rooms full of 'em, with the floors covered with stage grass, and half a dozen grey parrots to let loose.
wouldn't
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
wrote
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From this reading Then they turns to and lays themselves out to fix things up for Valentine so homelike and comfortable that, even if he was ever so homesick for the jungle, like he wrote he was, he wouldn't want to go any farther.
