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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 POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
air
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
all
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
angry
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
animals
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You need not think you are the _only_ one that can make a noise in this circus!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
Bismarck
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
bothered
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You need not think you are the _only_ one that can make a noise in this circus!
Can't
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From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
canes
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
caretakers
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
catch
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
CAUSE
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
chain
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
chatter
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
circus
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From this reading You need not think you are the _only_ one that can make a noise in this circus!
day
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
discussing
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
don't
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From this reading “Oh, don’t talk to me, you old grouch!
Duluth
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
endless
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
few
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From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
going
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
grouch
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From this reading “Oh, don’t talk to me, you old grouch!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
heard
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
just
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
killed
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
lion
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From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
loudest
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You need not think you are the _only_ one that can make a noise in this circus!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, don’t talk to me, you old grouch!
middle
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
minutes
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From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
MONKEY
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
most
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
move
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
nap
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You need not think you are the _only_ one that can make a noise in this circus!
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
noise
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From this reading You need not think you are the _only_ one that can make a noise in this circus!
nonsense
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You need not think you are the _only_ one that can make a noise in this circus!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, don’t talk to me, you old grouch!
old
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From this reading “Oh, don’t talk to me, you old grouch!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
one's
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
only
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From this reading You need not think you are the _only_ one that can make a noise in this circus!
out
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From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
people
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
places
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
POLLY
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
rent
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
say
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
scolding
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
scream
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
sides
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
squeak
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
squeaking
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
squeaks
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From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
sticking
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
stop
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From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
talk
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From this reading “Oh, don’t talk to me, you old grouch!
telling
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You need not think you are the _only_ one that can make a noise in this circus!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You need not think you are the _only_ one that can make a noise in this circus!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You need not think you are the _only_ one that can make a noise in this circus!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
trainers
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
TROUBLE
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
umbrellas
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From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
voice
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From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading POLLY AND THE MONKEY CAUSE TROUBLE About the middle of the next morning the animals were discussing their next move and telling one another what they had heard their trainers and caretakers say of the places they were going and which animals were going to Duluth and which to Bismarck, when a scream rent the air and Polly began scolding and squeaking in her loudest and most angry voice.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You chatter, chatter an endless chain of nonsense all day long and just when one is about to catch a little nap without being bothered by people sticking their canes and umbrellas into one’s sides, you have to squeak as if you were being killed.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The lion roared out: “Can’t you be still and stop your squeaks for a few minutes at least?
