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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 MADE IN U. S. A.
ADVENTURES
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animals
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From this reading The crowd of animals below cried, “Tell us something more!
AUTHOR
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belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The crowd of animals below cried, “Tell us something more!
BILLY
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criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crowd of animals below cried, “Tell us something more!
crowd
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From this reading The crowd of animals below cried, “Tell us something more!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did the king look so different?
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Why did the king look so different?
ELECTRIC
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ELEPHANT
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ETC
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BILLY WHISKERS,” “BILLY WHISKERS’ KIDS,” “BILLY WHISKERS’ ADVENTURES,” “BILLY WHISKERS OUT FOR FUN,” “THE WONDERFUL ELECTRIC ELEPHANT,” ETC.
FUN
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
KIDS
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king
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why did the king look so different?
MADE
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From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
more
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BILLY WHISKERS,” “BILLY WHISKERS’ KIDS,” “BILLY WHISKERS’ ADVENTURES,” “BILLY WHISKERS OUT FOR FUN,” “THE WONDERFUL ELECTRIC ELEPHANT,” ETC.
OUT
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S
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From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why did the king look so different?
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The crowd of animals below cried, “Tell us something more!
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crowd of animals below cried, “Tell us something more!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BILLY WHISKERS,” “BILLY WHISKERS’ KIDS,” “BILLY WHISKERS’ ADVENTURES,” “BILLY WHISKERS OUT FOR FUN,” “THE WONDERFUL ELECTRIC ELEPHANT,” ETC.
U
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The crowd of animals below cried, “Tell us something more!
WHISKERS
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “BILLY WHISKERS,” “BILLY WHISKERS’ KIDS,” “BILLY WHISKERS’ ADVENTURES,” “BILLY WHISKERS OUT FOR FUN,” “THE WONDERFUL ELECTRIC ELEPHANT,” ETC.
Why
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WONDERFULnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BILLY WHISKERS,” “BILLY WHISKERS’ KIDS,” “BILLY WHISKERS’ ADVENTURES,” “BILLY WHISKERS OUT FOR FUN,” “THE WONDERFUL ELECTRIC ELEPHANT,” ETC.