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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 BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
ahead
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I see a good-looking yellow cat down the street I am going to talk to,” said Button.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you going to do?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
BILLY
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
business
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
Button
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From this reading “I see a good-looking yellow cat down the street I am going to talk to,” said Button.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
cat
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From this reading “I see a good-looking yellow cat down the street I am going to talk to,” said Button.
Chums
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
decided
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What are you going to do?”
don't
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From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
down
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
early
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
evening
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From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
EXCITING
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
EXPERIENCE
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
go
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
going
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From this reading “I see a good-looking yellow cat down the street I am going to talk to,” said Button.
good-looking
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From this reading “I see a good-looking yellow cat down the street I am going to talk to,” said Button.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see a good-looking yellow cat down the street I am going to talk to,” said Button.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
kind
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
meet
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
Nannie
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
o'clock
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From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
outskirts
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
place
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
ran
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very well,” replied Billy.
said
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From this reading “I see a good-looking yellow cat down the street I am going to talk to,” said Button.
saw
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
see
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
separate
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
sidewalk
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
six
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From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
street
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
talk
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From this reading “I see a good-looking yellow cat down the street I am going to talk to,” said Button.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
too
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
town
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
trysting-place
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From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
two
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From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
Very
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From this reading “Very well,” replied Billy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
well
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From this reading “Very well,” replied Billy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BILLY HAS AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE The two Chums ran down the sidewalk until they saw the outskirts of the town ahead of them and it being too early to meet Nannie, they decided to separate at the next street and go into the business part of the town and see what kind of a place it was.
yellow
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From this reading “I see a good-looking yellow cat down the street I am going to talk to,” said Button.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If I don’t see you again, be sure and be at the trysting-place by six o’clock this evening.”
