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allowed
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INOPPORTUNE SNEEZE “Well, well, well!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
apron
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
beard
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From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bless my soul, I believe it is Billy Whiskers!”
Billy
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From this reading “Bless my soul, I believe it is Billy Whiskers!”
Bless
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From this reading “Bless my soul, I believe it is Billy Whiskers!”
camp
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
cap
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
cook
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
dog
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
dogs
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
door
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
exclaimed
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
eyes
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
find
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
food
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
gazing
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
General
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
hearing
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
hospital
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Bless my soul, I believe it is Billy Whiskers!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
INOPPORTUNE
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From this reading AN INOPPORTUNE SNEEZE “Well, well, well!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Bless my soul, I believe it is Billy Whiskers!”
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Bless my soul, I believe it is Billy Whiskers!”
kitchen
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
leave
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
luck
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From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
more
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Bless my soul, I believe it is Billy Whiskers!”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
old
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
once
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
only
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
orders
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
pull
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From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
rascal
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From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
ready
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
sake
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From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
served
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
SNEEZE
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From this reading AN INOPPORTUNE SNEEZE “Well, well, well!
some
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
soul
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From this reading “Bless my soul, I believe it is Billy Whiskers!”
spoken
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
strict
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
throw
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
times
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From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
trough
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From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
up
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From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
Well
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From this reading AN INOPPORTUNE SNEEZE “Well, well, well!
Whiskers
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From this reading “Bless my soul, I believe it is Billy Whiskers!”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Billy hearing his name spoken looked up, only to find himself gazing into the eyes of the cook who had once served the old General who had issued the strict orders for Billy not to be allowed to leave camp.
WhompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whom have we with us?” exclaimed the cook at the dog hospital as he stood in the kitchen door in apron and cap ready to throw some more food in the dogs’ trough.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Billy, you old rascal, come here and let me pull your beard for luck and old times’ sake!
