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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 ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sunny Boy looked very little and frightened trailing on in his wagon behind.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A big brown dog bounced out at him and barked madly.
barked
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From this reading A big brown dog bounced out at him and barked madly.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Sunny Boy looked very little and frightened trailing on in his wagon behind.
big
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From this reading A big brown dog bounced out at him and barked madly.
bounced
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From this reading A big brown dog bounced out at him and barked madly.
Boy
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From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
brown
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From this reading A big brown dog bounced out at him and barked madly.
BUSY
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From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
cried
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From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
DAY
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From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
dog
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From this reading A big brown dog bounced out at him and barked madly.
ENDING
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From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
fairy-tale
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From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
freckle-faced
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
frightened
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From this reading Sunny Boy looked very little and frightened trailing on in his wagon behind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
galloping
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
Go
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From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A big brown dog bounced out at him and barked madly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sunny Boy looked very little and frightened trailing on in his wagon behind.
horse
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sunny Boy looked very little and frightened trailing on in his wagon behind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
know
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From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
laundry
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
light
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
like
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From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
little
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From this reading Sunny Boy looked very little and frightened trailing on in his wagon behind.
looked
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From this reading Sunny Boy looked very little and frightened trailing on in his wagon behind.
loudly
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
madly
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From this reading A big brown dog bounced out at him and barked madly.
mother
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From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
mouth
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From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
now
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
out
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From this reading A big brown dog bounced out at him and barked madly.
red
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From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
reminded
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From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
said
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From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
side
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
singing
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
Sunny
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From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
swayed
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
teeth
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From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
trailing
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From this reading Sunny Boy looked very little and frightened trailing on in his wagon behind.
urged
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
very
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From this reading Sunny Boy looked very little and frightened trailing on in his wagon behind.
wagon
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From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
way
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From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
white
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From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The laundry wagon horse was galloping now, urged on by the freckle-faced boy who was singing loudly as the light wagon swayed from side to side.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
wolf
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From this reading “Go ’way!” cried Sunny, for the dog reminded him of the fairy-tale wolf with very white teeth and such a red mouth.
wouldn't
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From this reading ENDING A BUSY DAY “I know my mother wouldn’t like it,” said Sunny Boy.
