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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Let's go back," said the Scarecrow, after his sixth tumble.
again
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
also
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The Round-abouties Stepping into the revolving door was one thing, stepping out, another.
back
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From this reading "Let's go back," said the Scarecrow, after his sixth tumble.
balance
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
Benny
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
breathless
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
covered
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
door
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From this reading The Round-abouties Stepping into the revolving door was one thing, stepping out, another.
down
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
escape
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
face
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
fell
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
first
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
floor
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
flung
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
forward
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
giddiness
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
giddy
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
go
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From this reading "Let's go back," said the Scarecrow, after his sixth tumble.
grew
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
headlong
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Let's go back," said the Scarecrow, after his sixth tumble.
house
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Round-abouties Stepping into the revolving door was one thing, stepping out, another.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
lay
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
Let's
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From this reading "Let's go back," said the Scarecrow, after his sixth tumble.
lost
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
manage
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
noses
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Round-abouties Stepping into the revolving door was one thing, stepping out, another.
out
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From this reading The Round-abouties Stepping into the revolving door was one thing, stepping out, another.
persons
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
poor
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
rapidly
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
real
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
revolving
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From this reading The Round-abouties Stepping into the revolving door was one thing, stepping out, another.
rise
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
round
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
Round-abouties
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From this reading The Round-abouties Stepping into the revolving door was one thing, stepping out, another.
said
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From this reading "Let's go back," said the Scarecrow, after his sixth tumble.
sawdust
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
Scarecrow
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
sixth
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From this reading "Let's go back," said the Scarecrow, after his sixth tumble.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
sooner
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
spun
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
stepped
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
Stepping
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From this reading The Round-abouties Stepping into the revolving door was one thing, stepping out, another.
suffer
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Round-abouties Stepping into the revolving door was one thing, stepping out, another.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
thing
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From this reading The Round-abouties Stepping into the revolving door was one thing, stepping out, another.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
too
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From this reading The Scarecrow and Benny, not being real persons, did not suffer from giddiness, but they too lost their balance when they stepped out and lay face down in the sawdust that covered the floor of the round house.
Trot
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
try
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
tumble
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From this reading "Let's go back," said the Scarecrow, after his sixth tumble.
up
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
violently
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
walk
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From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Round-abouties Stepping into the revolving door was one thing, stepping out, another.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Scarecrow was first up, also first down again, for no sooner did they rise and try to walk forward before they were violently flung on their noses.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
whirled
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From this reading It whirled and spun so rapidly that poor Trot grew giddy and breathless, and when she did manage to escape she fell headlong.
