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Billy Whiskers' Adventures
Billy Whiskers' Adventures

Chapter XIV

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THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.
These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.
They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.
"They have gone and we can't catch up to them now," said he.
"Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Billy Whiskers' Adventures

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.
Line 2
These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.
Line 3
They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.
Line 4
"They have gone and we can't catch up to them now," said he.
Line 5
"Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.”

Fine noun US /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"They have gone and we can't catch up to them now," said he.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.”

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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 THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

all

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

animal

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

animals

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

away

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

back

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From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

beasts

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

big

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

bit

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From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

bush

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From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

cages

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

came

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

can't

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From this reading "They have gone and we can't catch up to them now," said he.

catch

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From this reading "They have gone and we can't catch up to them now," said he.

chase

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From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

crowds

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

curves

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From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

dodged

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From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

down

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

Early

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

eyes

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

family

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

fast

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

father

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From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

ferocious

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

finenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

follow

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

frightened

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

gave

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From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

get

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From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

glaring

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

gleaming

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

go

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

goats

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

going

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

gone

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From this reading "They have gone and we can't catch up to them now," said he.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "They have gone and we can't catch up to them now," said he.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They have gone and we can't catch up to them now," said he.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

house

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

I'll

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From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

lions

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

LOST

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

manes

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

mother

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

mouths

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

nearly

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

now

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From this reading "They have gone and we can't catch up to them now," said he.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

out

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

Park

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

path

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

paths

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From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

people

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

quickly

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From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

ran

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

red

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

roaring

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

said

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From this reading "They have gone and we can't catch up to them now," said he.

see

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From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

seen

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From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

spasms

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

Stay

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From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

tawny

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

teeth

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

TWINS

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading They dodged under this bush and that, around curves in the paths and behind the animal cages so quickly that she gave up the chase and came back to get their father to help her.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

up

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

visiting

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From this reading THE TWINS ARE LOST Early the next morning before the crowds of people began to come to the Park, the goats had a fine time visiting all the animals, going up one path and down another and in one animal house and out another until they came to the lions' cages.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "They have gone and we can't catch up to them now," said he.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

wish

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From this reading "Stay here and go with us a bit and when we have seen all the animals we wish to see, I'll look for them.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.

yellow

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From this reading These roaring, ferocious beasts with their glaring yellow eyes, tawny manes, big red mouths and gleaming teeth frightened the Twins nearly into spasms and they ran away from the family so fast that their mother could not follow them.