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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 It was a beautiful day and all had come to the wedding that could possibly get away.
All
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where shall we go?” asked Stubby.
automobiles
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
away
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From this reading It was a beautiful day and all had come to the wedding that could possibly get away.
barnyard
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beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful day and all had come to the wedding that could possibly get away.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
Bernard
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Boys
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From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
buggies
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bull
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BURGLARnounUS /ˈbɝː.ɡlɚ/
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
Button
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capacity
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From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
CELLAR
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Chums
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From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a beautiful day and all had come to the wedding that could possibly get away.
corn
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From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a beautiful day and all had come to the wedding that could possibly get away.
cover
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
crib
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From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
day
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From this reading It was a beautiful day and all had come to the wedding that could possibly get away.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
dresses
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
drive
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From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
filled
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From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
filling
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
find
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From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
get
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From this reading It was a beautiful day and all had come to the wedding that could possibly get away.
girls
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
go
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From this reading “Where shall we go?” asked Stubby.
greatest
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From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
guests
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From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
hay
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
hiding
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From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
hiding-place
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From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
off
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From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
possibly
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From this reading It was a beautiful day and all had come to the wedding that could possibly get away.
puppy
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
quilts
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
rack
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said
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From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
Saint
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Where shall we go?” asked Stubby.
shut
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From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
Soon
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From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
Spot
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
stick
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
straw
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
Stubby
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telling
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a beautiful day and all had come to the wedding that could possibly get away.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
view
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From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
wagons
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From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
wedding
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From this reading It was a beautiful day and all had come to the wedding that could possibly get away.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Boys,” said Button, “we will have to find another hiding-place for all these wagons and buggies have shut off our view.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE BURGLAR IN THE CELLAR All the time the Saint Bernard puppy had been telling Stubby, Button and Spot what the bull had done the barnyard had been filling with buggies, wagons, automobiles, hay wagons with straw in them to cover the rack and quilts to cover the hay so it would not stick in the girls’ dresses.
yard
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From this reading Soon the yard was filled to its greatest capacity and the guests were beginning to drive into the yard where the corn crib was in which the Chums were hiding.
