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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were old and full of holes, and partly grown over with moss.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
bad
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From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
beach
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From this reading When day came Bluejay went down to the water’s edge, to the beach.
Bluejay
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From this reading When day came Bluejay went down to the water’s edge, to the beach.
came
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From this reading When day came Bluejay went down to the water’s edge, to the beach.
canoes
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From this reading There on the beach were the canoes of the ghosts.
day
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From this reading When day came Bluejay went down to the water’s edge, to the beach.
down
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From this reading When day came Bluejay went down to the water’s edge, to the beach.
edge
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From this reading When day came Bluejay went down to the water’s edge, to the beach.
full
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From this reading They were old and full of holes, and partly grown over with moss.
get
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From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
ghosts
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From this reading There on the beach were the canoes of the ghosts.
grown
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From this reading They were old and full of holes, and partly grown over with moss.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
holes
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From this reading They were old and full of holes, and partly grown over with moss.
house
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From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
How
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From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
husband's
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From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
Ioí
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From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
keep
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From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
moss
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From this reading They were old and full of holes, and partly grown over with moss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There on the beach were the canoes of the ghosts.
old
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From this reading They were old and full of holes, and partly grown over with moss.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There on the beach were the canoes of the ghosts.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They were old and full of holes, and partly grown over with moss.
partly
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From this reading They were old and full of holes, and partly grown over with moss.
people
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From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
quiet
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From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
said
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From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
sister
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From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When day came Bluejay went down to the water’s edge, to the beach.
There
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From this reading There on the beach were the canoes of the ghosts.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were old and full of holes, and partly grown over with moss.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
tired
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From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When day came Bluejay went down to the water’s edge, to the beach.
up
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From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
water's
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From this reading When day came Bluejay went down to the water’s edge, to the beach.
went
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From this reading When day came Bluejay went down to the water’s edge, to the beach.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There on the beach were the canoes of the ghosts.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When day came Bluejay went down to the water’s edge, to the beach.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were old and full of holes, and partly grown over with moss.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She answered, “After this keep quiet, or the people will get tired of you.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He went up to the house and said to his sister, “How bad your husband’s canoes are, Ioí.”
