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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
all
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From this reading So all they had to do was to walk into the kitchen.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
back
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From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
beets
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
BRIDAL
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From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
candied
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
cellar
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
chicken
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
Chums
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From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
church
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From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
delicious
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
dishes
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading So all they had to do was to walk into the kitchen.
door
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
family
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From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
feathery
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
go
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From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
goodies
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
ham
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
heaps
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
hurry
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So all they had to do was to walk into the kitchen.
jellies
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
joy
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
jumped
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
kitchen
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From this reading So all they had to do was to walk into the kitchen.
like
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
mashed
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
mounds
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
nostrils
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
now
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From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
odor
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
out
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
oven
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
pans
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
peas
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
potatoes
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
reached
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
ready
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
roast
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
salads
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
see
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From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
served
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
shut
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
sight
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
snow
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So all they had to do was to walk into the kitchen.
spiced
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
stairs
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
SUPPER
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From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
sweet
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
there
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
turnips
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
untold
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From this reading As they did so, the delicious odor of roast chicken, spiced ham, salads, jellies and untold goodies reached their nostrils.
up
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
walk
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From this reading So all they had to do was to walk into the kitchen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
watched
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
white
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From this reading And there in the oven, all ready to be served, were the chicken and mounds of mashed potatoes whipped until they looked like heaps of snow they were so feathery and white, while beside them were dishes of candied sweet potatoes and pans of peas, turnips, and beets.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE BRIDAL SUPPER And now we will go back and see what the Chums did while the family was at the church.
window
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From this reading After they had watched the bridal party out of sight, they jumped through the cellar window and running up the cellar stairs, they found to their joy that in the hurry the family had forgotten to shut the cellar door.
