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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 When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
accidents
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
all
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
animals
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From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
arrival
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
ARRIVE
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
arrived
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
bathing
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From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
beach
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From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
BILLY
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
cages
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
came
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
captured
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
coats
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From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
crowd
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
day
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
days
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
early
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
FAMILY
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
few
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
fun
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
go
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From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
gotten
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
happened
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From this reading It happened in this way.
hardships
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened in this way.
kinds
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
LINCOLN
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
lying
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
made
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
near
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
noise
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
numerous
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
off
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From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
only
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
PARK
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
pass
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
people
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
possibly
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
proposing
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
reached
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
sand
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
shut
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
sightseeing
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
stains
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From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
straight
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From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
talking
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
there
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It happened in this way.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
three
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
too
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
travel
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From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
up
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
very
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From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
visiting
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From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
wash
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From this reading The first thing they did was to go straight to the bathing beach to wash the stains of travel off their coats before visiting the animals.
water
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From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
way
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From this reading It happened in this way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They reached the Park three days before Billy could possibly have gotten there, and they were proposing to pass the time until his arrival by sightseeing and talking to the animals in the cages, but they came near being captured and shut up the very first day they were there.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
WHISKERS
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From this reading BILLY WHISKERS' FAMILY ARRIVE AT LINCOLN PARK After numerous hardships and accidents of all kinds, the Billy Whiskers family arrived in Lincoln Park.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When they reached the beach there were only a few people in the water and lying on the sand, as it was too early in the day for the crowd, though those who were there made up in noise and fun for those who were not.
