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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 A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
all
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
Angora
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What can the matter be?" they asked one another.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can the matter be?" they asked one another.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can the matter be?" they asked one another.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading All the larger goats went with Billy, while the mothers and young Nannies stayed behind.
Billy
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
Button
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
CAGE
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can the matter be?" they asked one another.
cannot
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
directions
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
enjoying
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
ESCAPES
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
excitement
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
family
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
fence
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
find
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Something important must have happened for they all look so scared and palefaced."
frightening
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
go
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
goats
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
happened
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From this reading Something important must have happened for they all look so scared and palefaced."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Something important must have happened for they all look so scared and palefaced."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
important
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From this reading Something important must have happened for they all look so scared and palefaced."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
larger
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From this reading All the larger goats went with Billy, while the mothers and young Nannies stayed behind.
leads
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
listen
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
listening
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something important must have happened for they all look so scared and palefaced."
matter
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From this reading "What can the matter be?" they asked one another.
mothers
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From this reading All the larger goats went with Billy, while the mothers and young Nannies stayed behind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Something important must have happened for they all look so scared and palefaced."
Nannies
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From this reading All the larger goats went with Billy, while the mothers and young Nannies stayed behind.
noticed
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "What can the matter be?" they asked one another.
out
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
palefaced
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From this reading Something important must have happened for they all look so scared and palefaced."
PANTHER
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
Park
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
people
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
ran
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
scared
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From this reading Something important must have happened for they all look so scared and palefaced."
screaming
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
see
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something important must have happened for they all look so scared and palefaced."
stayed
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From this reading All the larger goats went with Billy, while the mothers and young Nannies stayed behind.
stories
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
Stubby
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
suggested
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
walk
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From this reading "I'll go over by the fence that leads along the walk," suggested Billy, "and listen and see if I cannot find out what is frightening the people so.
war
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
well
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the larger goats went with Billy, while the mothers and young Nannies stayed behind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can the matter be?" they asked one another.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All the larger goats went with Billy, while the mothers and young Nannies stayed behind.
Whiskers
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From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A PANTHER ESCAPES FROM THE CAGE The Billy Whiskers family as well as all the Angora goats were enjoying themselves listening to Billy, Stubby and Button tell war stories, when they noticed great excitement among the people in the Park, who began running in all directions, screaming as they ran.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the larger goats went with Billy, while the mothers and young Nannies stayed behind.
young
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From this reading All the larger goats went with Billy, while the mothers and young Nannies stayed behind.
