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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
adventure
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From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
all
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From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
answer
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From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JACK AT THE "CASTLE."
attire
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From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
back
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
briefly
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
bring
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
came
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From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
CASTLE
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From this reading JACK AT THE "CASTLE."
Chokie
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From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
closely
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From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
conceal
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From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
crowding
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From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
eager
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From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
fawn
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
give
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
go
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
house
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From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
interested
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From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
JACK
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From this reading JACK AT THE "CASTLE."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
Link
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From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
ma
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
mare
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
more
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From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
most
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From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
O
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
old
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
pay
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
person
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From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
red
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From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
Rufe
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From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
said
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From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
says
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
shawl
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From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
shown
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From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
story
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
stranger
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From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
talk
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From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK AT THE "CASTLE."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
to-night
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From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
untidy
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From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
Wad
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From this reading Rufe and Wad and Link and little Chokie came crowding in after him, all eager to hear him talk of the adventure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And, O ma!" cried Link, after Jack had briefly told his story, "he says he will give us the fawn, and pay me besides, if I will go with him to-night, and bring back the old mare in the morning."
woman
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From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
wrapping
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From this reading "I don't know," said the woman, wrapping her red shawl more closely about her, to conceal from the stranger her untidy attire.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For an answer to this question, the person most interested in it, who had as yet said least, was shown into the house.
