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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 "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
Artha
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From this reading I sure believe my ears must have fooled me!" exclaimed Lil Artha.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
aw
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I sure believe my ears must have fooled me!" exclaimed Lil Artha.
came
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
CONDIT
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From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
didn't
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From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
early
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From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
ears
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exclaimed
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fooled
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forehead
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
gasped
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
generally
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From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
get
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From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
giving
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
guardian
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
handkerchief
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I sure believe my ears must have fooled me!" exclaimed Lil Artha.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
headache
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From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
HEN
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From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
Hey
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From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
house
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sure believe my ears must have fooled me!" exclaimed Lil Artha.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
just
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
Landy
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From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
LEFTnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
Lil
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looking
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sure believe my ears must have fooled me!" exclaimed Lil Artha.
mopping
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
Mr
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From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I sure believe my ears must have fooled me!" exclaimed Lil Artha.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sure believe my ears must have fooled me!" exclaimed Lil Artha.
now
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
off
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
once
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
perspiring
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
really
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
reeking
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
robbed
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
say
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From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
scout
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
see
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From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
smart
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sure believe my ears must have fooled me!" exclaimed Lil Artha.
suspicious
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
taffy
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
telling
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
Toby
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
TOWN
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From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
uncle
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
up
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From this reading "You see, Mr. Condit didn't get up as early as he generally does, because he had a _terrible_ headache.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
white
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From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I tell you I just came from their house," continued the perspiring scout, mopping his reeking forehead with a suspicious looking handkerchief that may once on a time have been really white.
won't
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From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHEN HEN CONDIT LEFT TOWN "Hey! say that over again, won't you, Landy!
you're
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From this reading "Hen Condit robbed his uncle and guardian, are you telling us, Landy?" gasped Toby; "aw! come off, now, you're just giving us taffy, thinking it smart."
