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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 “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
away
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From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
Billy
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From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
Blue
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From this reading “No, you don’t,” said old Blue Nose.
box
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From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
break
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From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
capturing
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
CHOSEN
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From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
crowd
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
don't
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From this reading “No, you don’t,” said old Blue Nose.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
famous
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
fast
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From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
get
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From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
Give
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From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
goat
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
got
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From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
grip
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From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
held
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From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
how
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
I've
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From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
jerked
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From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
joke
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
laughed
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
LEADER
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From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
minute
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From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
monkey
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
neatly
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, you don’t,” said old Blue Nose.
Nose
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From this reading “No, you don’t,” said old Blue Nose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
now
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From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
old
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From this reading “No, you don’t,” said old Blue Nose.
only
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
out
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From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
perceiving
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
pieces
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From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
pull
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From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
Quit
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From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
really
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
regarding
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
rescue
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From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
said
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From this reading “No, you don’t,” said old Blue Nose.
say
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From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
seen
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From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
serious
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
situation
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
sly
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
succeeded
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From this reading But the crowd only laughed, not perceiving how serious the situation really was and regarding it a great joke that the sly old monkey had succeeded in capturing so neatly the now famous goat.
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
tight
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From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
trying
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From this reading CHOSEN LEADER “Quit that,” shouted Billy, as he pulled and jerked, trying to break away from the grip that held him fast.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’ve got you now and I say to you again, either you get us out of here or in you come if I have to pull you to pieces.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Give me time to think a minute,” replied Billy, supposing that someone would come to his rescue when it was seen what a tight box he was in.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, you don’t,” said old Blue Nose.
