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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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almost
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From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
America
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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AUTHOR
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bark
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From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, oh dear! if I don’t sell him—or sell some of the toys soon—I can’t pay my rent and I’ll be turned out!
BOBBSEY
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boy
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From this reading Oh, if my boy Jimmie would only come home from the sea with the gold he said he’d bring to me!”
bring
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BROWN
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BUNKER
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BUNNY
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
can't
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certainly
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come
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dear
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From this reading But, oh dear! if I don’t sell him—or sell some of the toys soon—I can’t pay my rent and I’ll be turned out!
displayed
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
Dog
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DOLL
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don't
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From this reading But, oh dear! if I don’t sell him—or sell some of the toys soon—I can’t pay my rent and I’ll be turned out!
ELEPHANT
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ETC
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finest
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Oh, if my boy Jimmie would only come home from the sea with the gold he said he’d bring to me!”
gold
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From this reading Oh, if my boy Jimmie would only come home from the sea with the gold he said he’d bring to me!”
good
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From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
he'd
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From this reading Oh, if my boy Jimmie would only come home from the sea with the gold he said he’d bring to me!”
hear
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From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
home
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'll
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From this reading But, oh dear! if I don’t sell him—or sell some of the toys soon—I can’t pay my rent and I’ll be turned out!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
Italic
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Jimmie
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LITTLE
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looks
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From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
Made
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, if my boy Jimmie would only come home from the sea with the gold he said he’d bring to me!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
natural
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From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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oh
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From this reading But, oh dear! if I don’t sell him—or sell some of the toys soon—I can’t pay my rent and I’ll be turned out!
only
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From this reading Oh, if my boy Jimmie would only come home from the sea with the gold he said he’d bring to me!”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But, oh dear! if I don’t sell him—or sell some of the toys soon—I can’t pay my rent and I’ll be turned out!
out
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pay
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rent
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From this reading But, oh dear! if I don’t sell him—or sell some of the toys soon—I can’t pay my rent and I’ll be turned out!
said
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From this reading Oh, if my boy Jimmie would only come home from the sea with the gold he said he’d bring to me!”
SAWDUST
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sea
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sell
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SERIES
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shop
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SIX
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
soft
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From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
some
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From this reading But, oh dear! if I don’t sell him—or sell some of the toys soon—I can’t pay my rent and I’ll be turned out!
soon
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States
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STORY
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STUFFED
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text
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, if my boy Jimmie would only come home from the sea with the gold he said he’d bring to me!”
toy
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toys
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From this reading But, oh dear! if I don’t sell him—or sell some of the toys soon—I can’t pay my rent and I’ll be turned out!
turned
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TWINS
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United
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very
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From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
Well
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Made in the United States of America The Story of a Woolly Dog “Well, he certainly is the finest toy in my little shop, but what good does that do if I can’t sell him?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh, if my boy Jimmie would only come home from the sea with the gold he said he’d bring to me!”
wool
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From this reading His wool is very soft, and he looks so natural that I can almost hear him bark.
Woolly
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh, if my boy Jimmie would only come home from the sea with the gold he said he’d bring to me!”
