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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 You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As for turns and curves, I fell over on his lap every time he went around a corner.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for turns and curves, I fell over on his lap every time he went around a corner.
assure
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From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
bad
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
bounced
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
car
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
comes
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
corner
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From this reading As for turns and curves, I fell over on his lap every time he went around a corner.
country
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From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
curves
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From this reading As for turns and curves, I fell over on his lap every time he went around a corner.
driver
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From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
driving
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
drove
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From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As for turns and curves, I fell over on his lap every time he went around a corner.
fast
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From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
fell
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From this reading As for turns and curves, I fell over on his lap every time he went around a corner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
goes
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
HAPPENED
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From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As for turns and curves, I fell over on his lap every time he went around a corner.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
instead
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
isn't
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From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
lap
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From this reading As for turns and curves, I fell over on his lap every time he went around a corner.
laugh
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From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
laughing
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From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
lickety-split
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
matter
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From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
more
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
Mr
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From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
much
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From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
nearly
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
Noland
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From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
out
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From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
place
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
power
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
puts
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
reckless
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From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
road
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
said
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From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
slowly
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
story
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From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
straight
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From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
STUBBY
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From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
TELLS
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From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
three
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for turns and curves, I fell over on his lap every time he went around a corner.
times
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
turns
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From this reading As for turns and curves, I fell over on his lap every time he went around a corner.
two
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From this reading I nearly bounced out of the car two or three times, for when he comes to a bad place in the road, instead of driving slowly he puts on more power and goes through lickety-split.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
Well
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From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for turns and curves, I fell over on his lap every time he went around a corner.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading STUBBY TELLS WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM "Well," said Stubby, "my story isn't much to hear.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When we left here, Mr. Noland drove straight out into the country, and you must know he is a fast and reckless driver.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will have a good laugh over it, I suppose, though I can assure you what happened to me was no laughing matter.
