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Chapter I
There was noise a-plenty in Triangle Park. From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains. All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms. A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side. Eight small boys and girls dangled from the rings of the Maypole.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.”
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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 All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
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From this reading There was noise a-plenty in Triangle Park.
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From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
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From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
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From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
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From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
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From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
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From this reading Eight small boys and girls dangled from the rings of the Maypole.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
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From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
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From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight small boys and girls dangled from the rings of the Maypole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight small boys and girls dangled from the rings of the Maypole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
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From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
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From this reading Eight small boys and girls dangled from the rings of the Maypole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
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From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was noise a-plenty in Triangle Park.
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From this reading A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
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From this reading Eight small boys and girls dangled from the rings of the Maypole.
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From this reading There was noise a-plenty in Triangle Park.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was noise a-plenty in Triangle Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight small boys and girls dangled from the rings of the Maypole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight small boys and girls dangled from the rings of the Maypole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From one side of the beautiful little club house sounded the ear-splitting squeak of swing chains.
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From this reading There was noise a-plenty in Triangle Park.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was noise a-plenty in Triangle Park.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A patient procession toiled up the ladder of the toboggan slide and sailed gloriously down the other side.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was noise a-plenty in Triangle Park.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the swings were going back and forth as fast as they could be propelled by a score of pairs of active legs and arms.
