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Chapter II
Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said. Come on. DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they? They know we’re coming, Santa Claus. They can’t wait for us!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They know we’re coming, Santa Claus.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.”
in the direction of
From this reading “DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
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From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
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From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
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From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
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From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
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From this reading They can’t wait for us!
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From this reading They know we’re coming, Santa Claus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come on.
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From this reading They know we’re coming, Santa Claus.
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From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
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From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They can’t wait for us!
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From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
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From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
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From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
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From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They know we’re coming, Santa Claus.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
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From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They know we’re coming, Santa Claus.
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From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
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From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
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From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
in the direction of
From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
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From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They can’t wait for us!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They know we’re coming, Santa Claus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAVID [_Going toward the window._] They’re in a big hurry, aren’t they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dey’re waitin’ fer us outside: balloon tires, an’ four-w’eel brakes, an’ sparks just w’ere yuh said.
