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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 “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
big
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From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
Clasping
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From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
corn-ear
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From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
course
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
cozily
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From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “So do I!
Dorothy
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
down
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
even
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
front
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From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
fun
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
girl
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From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
gold
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
gone
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
hand
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From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
home
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
just
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From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
knee
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From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
leaning
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
little
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From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
love
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From this reading I love parties!”
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
only
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
Ozma
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
palace
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From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
parties
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From this reading I love parties!”
party
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
porch
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From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
residence
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From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
said
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
Scarecrow
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From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
sitting
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From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
slipper
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
smiled
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From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
stuffed
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From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
swing
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From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
think
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
tie
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
walked
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From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
welcome
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had just walked over from his corn-ear residence and they were sitting cozily in a big swing on the front porch of the palace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clasping his knee with his clumsy, stuffed hand, the Scarecrow smiled down at the little girl.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
yesterday
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From this reading “Of course,” said Dorothy, leaning down to tie her gold slipper, “of course, Ozma has only been gone since yesterday, but even so, I think it would be fun to have a party to welcome her home.”
