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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 ON THE WAY “It’s a s’prise,” Sunny Boy insisted, his lower lip trembling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunt Bessie and Miss Martinson were trying not to laugh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sunny Boy looked at his mother.
Aunt
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Bessie
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Boy
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completely
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From this reading Harriet looked completely mystified.
eyes
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From this reading Mr. Horton was wiping his eyes.
Harriet
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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Horton
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From this reading Mr. Horton was wiping his eyes.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading ON THE WAY “It’s a s’prise,” Sunny Boy insisted, his lower lip trembling.
It's
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laugh
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From this reading Aunt Bessie and Miss Martinson were trying not to laugh.
lip
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looked
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From this reading Harriet looked completely mystified.
lower
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Martinson
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Miss
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mother
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Mr
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mystified
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Aunt Bessie and Miss Martinson were trying not to laugh.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE WAY “It’s a s’prise,” Sunny Boy insisted, his lower lip trembling.
s'prise
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From this reading ON THE WAY “It’s a s’prise,” Sunny Boy insisted, his lower lip trembling.
Sunny
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From this reading ON THE WAY “It’s a s’prise,” Sunny Boy insisted, his lower lip trembling.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE WAY “It’s a s’prise,” Sunny Boy insisted, his lower lip trembling.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aunt Bessie and Miss Martinson were trying not to laugh.
trembling
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trying
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From this reading Aunt Bessie and Miss Martinson were trying not to laugh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Horton was wiping his eyes.
WAY
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From this reading ON THE WAY “It’s a s’prise,” Sunny Boy insisted, his lower lip trembling.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Aunt Bessie and Miss Martinson were trying not to laugh.
wiping
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From this reading Mr. Horton was wiping his eyes.