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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 “I guess Russ and Laddie together are a match for that mean little peddler,” answered Mr. Bunker.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Laddie, too, left his seat and started after his brother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Laddie, too, left his seat and started after his brother.
answered
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From this reading “I guess Russ and Laddie together are a match for that mean little peddler,” answered Mr. Bunker.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Charles!” exclaimed Mrs. Bunker, “are you going to let them go after that boy?
BACK
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From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
big
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From this reading He’s big and might hurt them!”
boy
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From this reading “Charles!” exclaimed Mrs. Bunker, “are you going to let them go after that boy?
brother
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From this reading Laddie, too, left his seat and started after his brother.
Bunker
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From this reading “Charles!” exclaimed Mrs. Bunker, “are you going to let them go after that boy?
Charles
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COMES
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From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
exclaimed
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From this reading “Charles!” exclaimed Mrs. Bunker, “are you going to let them go after that boy?
father
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From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I guess Russ and Laddie together are a match for that mean little peddler,” answered Mr. Bunker.
go
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going
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guess
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From this reading “I guess Russ and Laddie together are a match for that mean little peddler,” answered Mr. Bunker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
He's
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From this reading He’s big and might hurt them!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
hurt
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From this reading He’s big and might hurt them!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess Russ and Laddie together are a match for that mean little peddler,” answered Mr. Bunker.
Laddie
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From this reading Laddie, too, left his seat and started after his brother.
left
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From this reading Laddie, too, left his seat and started after his brother.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Charles!” exclaimed Mrs. Bunker, “are you going to let them go after that boy?
little
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From this reading “I guess Russ and Laddie together are a match for that mean little peddler,” answered Mr. Bunker.
match
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From this reading “I guess Russ and Laddie together are a match for that mean little peddler,” answered Mr. Bunker.
mean
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From this reading “I guess Russ and Laddie together are a match for that mean little peddler,” answered Mr. Bunker.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He’s big and might hurt them!”
Mr
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From this reading “I guess Russ and Laddie together are a match for that mean little peddler,” answered Mr. Bunker.
Mrs
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From this reading “Charles!” exclaimed Mrs. Bunker, “are you going to let them go after that boy?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
out
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From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
peddler
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From this reading “I guess Russ and Laddie together are a match for that mean little peddler,” answered Mr. Bunker.
porch
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From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
run
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From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
Russ
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From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
seat
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From this reading Laddie, too, left his seat and started after his brother.
SHORTCAKE
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From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
started
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From this reading Laddie, too, left his seat and started after his brother.
stop
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From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Charles!” exclaimed Mrs. Bunker, “are you going to let them go after that boy?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHORTCAKE COMES BACK Before his father could stop him Russ had run out on the porch.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Charles!” exclaimed Mrs. Bunker, “are you going to let them go after that boy?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Charles!” exclaimed Mrs. Bunker, “are you going to let them go after that boy?
together
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From this reading “I guess Russ and Laddie together are a match for that mean little peddler,” answered Mr. Bunker.
too
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From this reading Laddie, too, left his seat and started after his brother.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Charles!” exclaimed Mrs. Bunker, “are you going to let them go after that boy?
