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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 Somewhere behind him a daring young voice was singing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Somewhere behind him a daring young voice was singing.
Billy
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From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
boy
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From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
brush-hidden
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
busy
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From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
charming
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From this reading Oh, where have you been, charming Billy?"
coming
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
daring
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From this reading Somewhere behind him a daring young voice was singing.
Dilly
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From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
down
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
explained
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From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
Eyebrows
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From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
feel
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
friend
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From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
gayly
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
heart
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somewhere behind him a daring young voice was singing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
horse
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From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
jumble
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From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
knew
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
Lift
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From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
Oh
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From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
path
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
real
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
saw
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
singing
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From this reading Somewhere behind him a daring young voice was singing.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
somersault
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
somewhat
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From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
Somewhere
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From this reading Somewhere behind him a daring young voice was singing.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
turned
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From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
voice
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From this reading Somewhere behind him a daring young voice was singing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somewhere behind him a daring young voice was singing.
Way
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From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My long friend, Dilly, was busy, and so I--I went to look after my horse," he explained, his mind somewhat in a jumble.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Billy turned with a real start, and when he saw her coming gayly down a little, brush-hidden path and knew that she was alone, the heart of him turned a complete somersault--from the feel of it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _"When I Lift My Eyebrows This Way."_ "Oh, where have you been, Billy boy, Billy boy?
young
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From this reading Somewhere behind him a daring young voice was singing.
