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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 It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
also
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From this reading Unfortunately, next door to it was Miss Miller's school, equally large and popular, and with a yard behind it also.
amiable
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From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
board
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From this reading Only a high board fence separated the two playgrounds.
building
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From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
Carr's
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
Cecy
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
Clover
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
cow
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From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
DAY
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
door
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From this reading Unfortunately, next door to it was Miss Miller's school, equally large and popular, and with a yard behind it also.
Dr
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
end
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Unfortunately, next door to it was Miss Miller's school, equally large and popular, and with a yard behind it also.
face
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From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
fence
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From this reading Only a high board fence separated the two playgrounds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
gentle
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From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
girls
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From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
high
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From this reading Only a high board fence separated the two playgrounds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
Katy
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
Knight
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From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
Knight's
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
large
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From this reading Unfortunately, next door to it was Miss Miller's school, equally large and popular, and with a yard behind it also.
low
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From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
made
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From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
Miller's
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From this reading Unfortunately, next door to it was Miss Miller's school, equally large and popular, and with a yard behind it also.
Miss
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From this reading Unfortunately, next door to it was Miss Miller's school, equally large and popular, and with a yard behind it also.
moved
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From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
Mrs
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unfortunately, next door to it was Miss Miller's school, equally large and popular, and with a yard behind it also.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
one-story
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From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
Only
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From this reading Only a high board fence separated the two playgrounds.
other
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
played
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From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
playgrounds
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From this reading Only a high board fence separated the two playgrounds.
popular
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From this reading Unfortunately, next door to it was Miss Miller's school, equally large and popular, and with a yard behind it also.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
recess
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From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
school
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
SCRAPES
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
separated
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From this reading Only a high board fence separated the two playgrounds.
slowly
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From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
stout
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From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
town
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From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
two
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From this reading Only a high board fence separated the two playgrounds.
Unfortunately
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From this reading Unfortunately, next door to it was Miss Miller's school, equally large and popular, and with a yard behind it also.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
well-disposed
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From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE DAY OF SCRAPES Mrs. Knight's school, to which Katy and Clover and Cecy went, stood quite at the other end of the town from Dr. Carr's.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unfortunately, next door to it was Miss Miller's school, equally large and popular, and with a yard behind it also.
woman
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From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
yard
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From this reading It was a low, one-story building and had a yard behind it, in which the girls played at recess.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mrs. Knight was a stout, gentle woman, who moved slowly, and had a face which made you think of an amiable and well-disposed cow.
