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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 Never before had any one toy called forth such a demand.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon a smart little electric car stopped in front of the big department store.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
any
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From this reading Never before had any one toy called forth such a demand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
bears
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From this reading _Which Introduces Sally._ THE Teddy bears sold like hot cakes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never before had any one toy called forth such a demand.
big
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From this reading One afternoon a smart little electric car stopped in front of the big department store.
blue
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
brown
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From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
cakes
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From this reading _Which Introduces Sally._ THE Teddy bears sold like hot cakes.
called
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From this reading Never before had any one toy called forth such a demand.
car
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From this reading One afternoon a smart little electric car stopped in front of the big department store.
cheeks
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
Christmas
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From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
creatures
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From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
decorated
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From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
demand
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From this reading Never before had any one toy called forth such a demand.
department
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From this reading One afternoon a smart little electric car stopped in front of the big department store.
destined
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From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
electric
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From this reading One afternoon a smart little electric car stopped in front of the big department store.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
eyes
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
fashionably
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
forth
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From this reading Never before had any one toy called forth such a demand.
front
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From this reading One afternoon a smart little electric car stopped in front of the big department store.
girl
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
gowned
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
habit
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Never before had any one toy called forth such a demand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
hot
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From this reading _Which Introduces Sally._ THE Teddy bears sold like hot cakes.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
Introduces
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From this reading _Which Introduces Sally._ THE Teddy bears sold like hot cakes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
kiss
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
like
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From this reading _Which Introduces Sally._ THE Teddy bears sold like hot cakes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
mouth
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never before had any one toy called forth such a demand.
O
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
often
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Never before had any one toy called forth such a demand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
Out
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
pair
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
plump
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
quaint
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From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
really
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From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
red
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
rosy
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
round
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
Sally
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From this reading _Which Introduces Sally._ THE Teddy bears sold like hot cakes.
screwing
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
smart
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From this reading One afternoon a smart little electric car stopped in front of the big department store.
sold
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From this reading _Which Introduces Sally._ THE Teddy bears sold like hot cakes.
sprang
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
stepped
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon a smart little electric car stopped in front of the big department store.
store
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From this reading One afternoon a smart little electric car stopped in front of the big department store.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Never before had any one toy called forth such a demand.
Teddy
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From this reading _Which Introduces Sally._ THE Teddy bears sold like hot cakes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Which Introduces Sally._ THE Teddy bears sold like hot cakes.
three
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From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
town
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From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
toy
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From this reading Never before had any one toy called forth such a demand.
tree
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From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
two
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From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
up
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
wanted
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Which Introduces Sally._ THE Teddy bears sold like hot cakes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And it really seemed as if every Christmas tree in the town was destined to be decorated with at least two or three of the quaint little brown creatures.
woman
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From this reading Out of it stepped a fashionably gowned woman, and after her sprang out a plump little girl with round, rosy cheeks, a pair of round blue eyes and a little red mouth that she was in the habit of screwing up into a round O whenever she wanted a kiss, which was quite often.
