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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 His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
ALL
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From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
appeared
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From this reading How William had roared every time he appeared!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
blissful
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From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
Boots
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
Christmas
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From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
curved
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From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
Dick
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
down
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From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
dwelt
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
enormous
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From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading How William had roared every time he appeared!
funny
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From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
girth
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From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
going
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From this reading He was going to the Christmas pantomime next week.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How William had roared every time he appeared!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was going to the Christmas pantomime next week.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
Hood
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
How
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From this reading How William had roared every time he appeared!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
inimitable
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From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
man
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From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
mouth
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From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was going to the Christmas pantomime next week.
nose
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From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
occupied
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From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
pantomime
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From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
pantomimes
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
pockets
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From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
previous
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
Puss
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
rapturous
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
Red
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
Riding
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
road
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From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How William had roared every time he appeared!
smile
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From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mouth curved into a blissful smile as he thought of the funny man--inimitable funny man with his red nose and enormous girth.
thoughts
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was going to the Christmas pantomime next week.
walking
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From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
week
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From this reading He was going to the Christmas pantomime next week.
Whittington
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From this reading His thoughts dwelt on rapturous memories of previous Christmas pantomimes--of _Puss in Boots_, of _Dick Whittington_, of _Red Riding Hood_.
wholly
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From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
WILLIAM
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From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WILLIAM ALL THE TIME William was walking down the road, his hands in his pockets, his mind wholly occupied with the Christmas pantomime.
