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From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
all
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are very few stories like that,--very few indeed,--so you have to be thankful when you find one.
Author
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From this reading Author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "The Little Princess," "The Good Wolf," etc.
Barty
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From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
begin
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From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
best
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From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
chat-chat
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From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
chatterdy
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Chattery-chattery
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
Company
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From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
end
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From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
etc
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From this reading Author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "The Little Princess," "The Good Wolf," etc.
Fauntleroy
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From this reading Author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "The Little Princess," "The Good Wolf," etc.
felt
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From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
few
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From this reading There are very few stories like that,--very few indeed,--so you have to be thankful when you find one.
find
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From this reading There are very few stories like that,--very few indeed,--so you have to be thankful when you find one.
Friday
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From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
go
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From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "The Little Princess," "The Good Wolf," etc.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are very few stories like that,--very few indeed,--so you have to be thankful when you find one.
hope
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From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
http
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From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
indeed
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From this reading There are very few stories like that,--very few indeed,--so you have to be thankful when you find one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
just
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kind
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From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
like
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From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
liked
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From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "The Little Princess," "The Good Wolf," etc.
Lord
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From this reading Author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "The Little Princess," "The Good Wolf," etc.
Man
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From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
Moffat
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mother
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mournful
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From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
New
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From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "The Little Princess," "The Good Wolf," etc.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are very few stories like that,--very few indeed,--so you have to be thankful when you find one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
page
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From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
phrase
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From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
possibly
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From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "The Little Princess," "The Good Wolf," etc.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
really
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From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
said
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Saturday
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From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
See
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are very few stories like that,--very few indeed,--so you have to be thankful when you find one.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
stories
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From this reading There are very few stories like that,--very few indeed,--so you have to be thankful when you find one.
story
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From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
thankful
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From this reading There are very few stories like that,--very few indeed,--so you have to be thankful when you find one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading See http:// On page 132, in the phrase "'Chattery-chattery--chat-chat chatterdy,' said Man Friday," Man Friday should possibly be Man Saturday.
There
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From this reading There are very few stories like that,--very few indeed,--so you have to be thankful when you find one.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
Tim
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Tim's
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
very
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From this reading There are very few stories like that,--very few indeed,--so you have to be thankful when you find one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
way
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was like that when Tim's mother told it to Tim, and really that was what Tim liked best about it--that sudden way it had of beginning all over again with something new just when you felt quite mournful because you thought it had come to an end.
Wolf
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From this reading Author of "Little Lord Fauntleroy," "The Little Princess," "The Good Wolf," etc.
Yard
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From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
York
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From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading New York Moffat, Yard and Company I hope you remember that I told you that the story of Barty and the Good Wolf was the kind of story which could go on and on, and that when it stopped it could begin again.
