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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “William, what _are_ you talking about?” asked his wife, who was yet in bed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
all
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From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come to the window and see whether or not the goat, dog and cat running along our lane are our old pets Billy, Stubby and Button,” he replied.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
animals
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From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “William, what _are_ you talking about?” asked his wife, who was yet in bed.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “William, what _are_ you talking about?” asked his wife, who was yet in bed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
away
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From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
BACK
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
bed
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From this reading “William, what _are_ you talking about?” asked his wife, who was yet in bed.
bedroom
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
Billy
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
Button
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cat
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From this reading “Come to the window and see whether or not the goat, dog and cat running along our lane are our old pets Billy, Stubby and Button,” he replied.
CHUMS
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
day
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
dog
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From this reading “Come to the window and see whether or not the goat, dog and cat running along our lane are our old pets Billy, Stubby and Button,” he replied.
down
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
early
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
farm
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From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
find
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From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
glancing
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
goat
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From this reading “Come to the window and see whether or not the goat, dog and cat running along our lane are our old pets Billy, Stubby and Button,” he replied.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
HOME
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
kind
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
lane
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
Mr
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
murmured
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From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Come to the window and see whether or not the goat, dog and cat running along our lane are our old pets Billy, Stubby and Button,” he replied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
old
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From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Come to the window and see whether or not the goat, dog and cat running along our lane are our old pets Billy, Stubby and Button,” he replied.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
pets
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From this reading “Come to the window and see whether or not the goat, dog and cat running along our lane are our old pets Billy, Stubby and Button,” he replied.
promised
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
really
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From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come to the window and see whether or not the goat, dog and cat running along our lane are our old pets Billy, Stubby and Button,” he replied.
rolled
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
see
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
seeing
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From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
shade
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
spring
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
stretch
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
Stubby
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
talking
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From this reading “William, what _are_ you talking about?” asked his wife, who was yet in bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
things
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From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
three
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From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
together
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From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
traveling
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From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
truly
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From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
up
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
Watson
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weather
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Come to the window and see whether or not the goat, dog and cat running along our lane are our old pets Billy, Stubby and Button,” he replied.
Whiskers
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “William, what _are_ you talking about?” asked his wife, who was yet in bed.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
wide
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wife
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From this reading “William, what _are_ you talking about?” asked his wife, who was yet in bed.
William
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From this reading “William, what _are_ you talking about?” asked his wife, who was yet in bed.
window
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From this reading THE CHUMS BACK HOME One morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch but Billy Whiskers, Stubby and Button.
world
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From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But of course they must be, for where in the wide world would one ever find three such animals traveling together?”
years
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From this reading “Am I seeing things or is that really and truly my old Billy Whiskers come back to the farm after being away all these years?” he murmured.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “William, what _are_ you talking about?” asked his wife, who was yet in bed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “William, what _are_ you talking about?” asked his wife, who was yet in bed.
