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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 was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So they put their heads together and formed plans as to how to search for her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
away
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From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
BAD
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From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
big
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From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
BILLY
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From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
Button
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From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
came
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From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
case
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From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
chimneys
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From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
decided
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From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
farmhouse
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From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
FINDS
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From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So they put their heads together and formed plans as to how to search for her.
formed
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From this reading So they put their heads together and formed plans as to how to search for her.
go
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From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
HANDSplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
happened
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From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
heads
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From this reading So they put their heads together and formed plans as to how to search for her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
hour
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From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
how
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From this reading So they put their heads together and formed plans as to how to search for her.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
NANNIE
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From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
past
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From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
plans
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From this reading So they put their heads together and formed plans as to how to search for her.
put
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From this reading So they put their heads together and formed plans as to how to search for her.
reached
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From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
road
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From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
round
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From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
saw
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From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
search
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From this reading So they put their heads together and formed plans as to how to search for her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they put their heads together and formed plans as to how to search for her.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
stay
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From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
sticking
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From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
Stubby
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From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So they put their heads together and formed plans as to how to search for her.
there
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From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
together
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From this reading So they put their heads together and formed plans as to how to search for her.
treetops
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From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
trysting-place
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From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
turn
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From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
up
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From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
waiting
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From this reading After waiting an hour, they decided something must have happened to her, as it was long past the time she should have been there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BILLY FINDS NANNIE IN BAD HANDS But when they reached the trysting-place, there was no Nannie.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Stubby was to go round a big turn he saw to the left and Button was to stay there at the trysting-place in case Nannie came while they were away.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Billy was to go to the right to a farmhouse whose chimneys he saw sticking up above the treetops to the right of the road.
