Chapter I
THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories. NEW YORK: GEO. A. LEAVITT. THE SKATING PARTY. One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
The Skating Party and Other Stories
Chapter I
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THE
SKATING
PARTY,
AND
Other
Stories.
NEW
YORK:
GEO.
A.
LEAVITT.
THE
SKATING
PARTY.
One
cold
winter's
morning,
Willie's
mother
promised
to
take
him
to
see
the
skaters
on
the
river.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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THE
SKATING
PARTY,
AND
Other
Stories.
Line 2
NEW
YORK:
GEO.
Line 3
A.
LEAVITT.
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THE
SKATING
PARTY.
Line 5
One
cold
winter's
morning,
Willie's
mother
promised
to
take
him
to
see
the
skaters
on
the
river.
Learner Dictionary
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Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.”
PARTY
noun
US /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.”
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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 A. LEAVITT.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
cold
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GEO
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From this reading NEW YORK: GEO.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
LEAVITT
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From this reading A. LEAVITT.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mother
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NEW
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From this reading NEW YORK: GEO.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
Other
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From this reading THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
promised
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river
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see
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skaters
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SKATING
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From this reading THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
Stories
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From this reading THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SKATING PARTY, AND Other Stories.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One cold winter's morning, Willie's mother promised to take him to see the skaters on the river.
Willie's
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winter's
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YORK
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From this reading NEW YORK: GEO.