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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 As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
all
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From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
away
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
bag
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
bags
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From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
breath
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From this reading “Let me go too, let me go too,” cried the Three Little Kittens in one breath.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
chair
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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat’s rocking chair went to and fro, to and fro, and all this time her needles went “click, click click.”
click
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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat’s rocking chair went to and fro, to and fro, and all this time her needles went “click, click click.”
cried
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From this reading “Let me go too, let me go too,” cried the Three Little Kittens in one breath.
day
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
Dot
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
early
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
earn
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
EARNING
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
fro
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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat’s rocking chair went to and fro, to and fro, and all this time her needles went “click, click click.”
go
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From this reading “Let me go too, let me go too,” cried the Three Little Kittens in one breath.
goes
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
ha
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From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
happened
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat’s rocking chair went to and fro, to and fro, and all this time her needles went “click, click click.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
ho
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From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Let me go too, let me go too,” cried the Three Little Kittens in one breath.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
Kit-Cat
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
Kit-Cat's
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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat’s rocking chair went to and fro, to and fro, and all this time her needles went “click, click click.”
Kittens
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From this reading “Let me go too, let me go too,” cried the Three Little Kittens in one breath.
knit
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me go too, let me go too,” cried the Three Little Kittens in one breath.
little
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me go too, let me go too,” cried the Three Little Kittens in one breath.
mittens
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
MONEY
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
morning
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
Mother
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
needles
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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat’s rocking chair went to and fro, to and fro, and all this time her needles went “click, click click.”
next
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
Old
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Let me go too, let me go too,” cried the Three Little Kittens in one breath.
pair
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
rocking
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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat’s rocking chair went to and fro, to and fro, and all this time her needles went “click, click click.”
said
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
shouted
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From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
singing
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
sings
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
skipped
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
some
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
Squirrel
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From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let me go too, let me go too,” cried the Three Little Kittens in one breath.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat’s rocking chair went to and fro, to and fro, and all this time her needles went “click, click click.”
Three
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From this reading “Let me go too, let me go too,” cried the Three Little Kittens in one breath.
time
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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat’s rocking chair went to and fro, to and fro, and all this time her needles went “click, click click.”
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
Toes
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
too
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From this reading “Let me go too, let me go too,” cried the Three Little Kittens in one breath.
Tot
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
Town
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From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
travelling
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
Trot
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From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
Twinkle
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
up
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They all had their little travelling bags with them and they shouted, “To Squirrel Town away we go, Three Little Kittens, ha, ha, ho, ho.”
went
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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat’s rocking chair went to and fro, to and fro, and all this time her needles went “click, click click.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
woke
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From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As it happened, they did not go to Squirrel Town that day, nor the next, nor the next, for Old Mother Kit-Cat said, “Dot, Tot, Trot, you must earn some money, so I can knit a pair of mittens for Twinkle Toes.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading EARNING MONEY Twinkle Toes woke up early next morning, and skipped about with his travelling bag, singing, “With travelling bag away he goes, So sings your little Twinkle Toes.”
