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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 Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
air
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
any
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From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
Benny
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
bumped
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From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
carry
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
circumstances
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From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
cried
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From this reading "Stop!" cried the Scarecrow, recognizing her at once.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
dress
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From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
fairly
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
Finding
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
flew
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
flimsy
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
girl
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From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
ground
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
head
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From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
instruction
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
intent
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From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
jerked
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
little
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From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
live
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From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
Maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
man
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
man's
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
milestone
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From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
Mortal
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
most
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From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
never
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From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
Now
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From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
once
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From this reading "Stop!" cried the Scarecrow, recognizing her at once.
only
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From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
out
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
pink
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From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
recognizing
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From this reading "Stop!" cried the Scarecrow, recognizing her at once.
right
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From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
road
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From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
rolled
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From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
run
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From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
running
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From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
saw
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From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
Scarecrow
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From this reading "Stop!" cried the Scarecrow, recognizing her at once.
Scarecrow's
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
side
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
statue
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From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
stone
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
Stop
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From this reading "Stop!" cried the Scarecrow, recognizing her at once.
straw
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
thing
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From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
Trot
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From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
upset
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From this reading Trot, for it was Trot, not only was upset but rolled over and over and bumped her head on an emerald milestone at the side of the road.
upsetting
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From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
well
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From this reading Finding a Mortal Maiden So well did Benny carry out the Scarecrow's instruction, the flimsy straw man was jerked from the ground and fairly flew through the air at the stone man's side.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And so intent were they both upon their running, they never saw the little girl in the pink dress until they had bumped right into her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Now to be run into is upsetting under any circumstances, but to be run into by a live statue is the most upsetting thing yet.
