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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 Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
Anne's
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From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
ask
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From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
back
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From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
birthday
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From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
came
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From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
Day
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From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
delighted
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From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
Ellen
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From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
enthusiastically
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From this reading Lois exclaimed enthusiastically.
exclaimed
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From this reading Lois exclaimed enthusiastically.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
garden
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From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What a lovely thing it is to have a witch kitten in the house!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
house
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From this reading “What a lovely thing it is to have a witch kitten in the house!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What a lovely thing it is to have a witch kitten in the house!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What a lovely thing it is to have a witch kitten in the house!”
Jessie
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From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
kitten
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From this reading “What a lovely thing it is to have a witch kitten in the house!”
Labor
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From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
Lois
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From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
Lois's
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From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
lovely
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From this reading “What a lovely thing it is to have a witch kitten in the house!”
missed
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From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
Monday
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From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
mother
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From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
much
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From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
ripe
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From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
said
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From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
says
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From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
School
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From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
see
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From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
tea
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From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
TEA-PARTY
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From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a lovely thing it is to have a witch kitten in the house!”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
together
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From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
VEGETABLE
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From this reading THE VEGETABLE TEA-PARTY School began on the Monday after Labor Day, and so Jessie came back in time for Lois’s birthday.
vegetables
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From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lois was delighted to see her, although she and Ellen had had such a good time together that she had not missed Jessie half so much as she thought she should.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a lovely thing it is to have a witch kitten in the house!”
witch
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From this reading “What a lovely thing it is to have a witch kitten in the house!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One morning at school Ellen said, “The vegetables are ripe in Anne’s and my garden, and mother says I can ask you and Jessie to tea on your birthday.”
