Chapter I
MADE IN U. S. A. The Saalfield Publishing Co. The bears began to push apples, cakes and peanuts through the bars of the cage to Billy. The procession finally moved off. “Quit that!” shouted Billy.
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Chapter I
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MADE
IN
U.
S.
A.
The
Saalfield
Publishing
Co.
The
bears
began
to
push
apples,
cakes
and
peanuts
through
the
bars
of
the
cage
to
Billy.
The
procession
finally
moved
off.
“Quit
that!”
shouted
Billy.
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Line 1
MADE
IN
U.
S.
A.
Line 2
The
Saalfield
Publishing
Co.
Line 3
The
bears
began
to
push
apples,
cakes
and
peanuts
through
the
bars
of
the
cage
to
Billy.
Line 4
The
procession
finally
moved
off.
Line 5
“Quit
that!”
shouted
Billy.
Learner Dictionary
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Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The bears began to push apples, cakes and peanuts through the bars of the cage to Billy.”
Shouted
noun
US /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Quit that!” shouted Billy.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The bears began to push apples, cakes and peanuts through the bars of the cage to Billy.”
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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.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apples
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bars
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bears
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Billy
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cage
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cakes
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Co
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finally
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
MADE
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moved
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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off
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peanuts
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procession
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From this reading The procession finally moved off.
Publishing
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push
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Quit
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S
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From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
Saalfield
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From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Co.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quit that!” shouted Billy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Quit that!” shouted Billy.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Saalfield Publishing Co.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bears began to push apples, cakes and peanuts through the bars of the cage to Billy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The bears began to push apples, cakes and peanuts through the bars of the cage to Billy.
U
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From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.