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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is Aunt Bessie’s plan, and we’ll let her explain it.
Aunt
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From this reading This is Aunt Bessie’s plan, and we’ll let her explain it.
Bessie's
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From this reading This is Aunt Bessie’s plan, and we’ll let her explain it.
Boy
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
clean
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
coming
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From this reading “Is Daddy coming?”
Daddy
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From this reading “Is Daddy coming?”
down
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
explain
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From this reading This is Aunt Bessie’s plan, and we’ll let her explain it.
floor
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No, precious, we’ll have to wait till Saturday for that.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No, precious, we’ll have to wait till Saturday for that.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wish he were,” said Mrs. Horton quickly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This is Aunt Bessie’s plan, and we’ll let her explain it.
Horton
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From this reading “I wish he were,” said Mrs. Horton quickly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish he were,” said Mrs. Horton quickly.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Daddy coming?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is Aunt Bessie’s plan, and we’ll let her explain it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading This is Aunt Bessie’s plan, and we’ll let her explain it.
MARSHMALLOW
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
Mrs
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From this reading “I wish he were,” said Mrs. Horton quickly.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, precious, we’ll have to wait till Saturday for that.
now
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
plan
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From this reading This is Aunt Bessie’s plan, and we’ll let her explain it.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading “No, precious, we’ll have to wait till Saturday for that.
put
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
quickly
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From this reading “I wish he were,” said Mrs. Horton quickly.
ROAST
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
said
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From this reading “I wish he were,” said Mrs. Horton quickly.
Saturday
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From this reading “No, precious, we’ll have to wait till Saturday for that.
sitting
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
socks
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
Sunny
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
Tell
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, precious, we’ll have to wait till Saturday for that.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is Aunt Bessie’s plan, and we’ll let her explain it.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “No, precious, we’ll have to wait till Saturday for that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
urged
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
wait
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From this reading “No, precious, we’ll have to wait till Saturday for that.
we'll
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From this reading “No, precious, we’ll have to wait till Saturday for that.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I wish he were,” said Mrs. Horton quickly.
white
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From this reading THE MARSHMALLOW ROAST “Tell me now,” urged Sunny Boy, sitting down on the floor to put on clean white socks.
wish
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From this reading “I wish he were,” said Mrs. Horton quickly.