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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 But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
arrived
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From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE CIRCUS The next morning the circus arrived in Duluth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
away
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From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
back
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
Billy
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From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
chance
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From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
CIRCUS
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From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE CIRCUS The next morning the circus arrived in Duluth.
city
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From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
confusion
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From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
dance
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
day
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From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
down-town
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From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
drag
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From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
Duluth
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From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE CIRCUS The next morning the circus arrived in Duluth.
enough
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
ESCAPE
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From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE CIRCUS The next morning the circus arrived in Duluth.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
fancy
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
fight
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
flat
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE CIRCUS The next morning the circus arrived in Duluth.
getting
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From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
head
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
headpiece
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
horns
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
hurry
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From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
I'll
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From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE CIRCUS The next morning the circus arrived in Duluth.
intended
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From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
just
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From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
men
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
monkey
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE CIRCUS The next morning the circus arrived in Duluth.
moved
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE CIRCUS The next morning the circus arrived in Duluth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
parade
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From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
Polly
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
procession
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
put
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
reach
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
ready
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From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
rope
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
run
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From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
saddle
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
shan't
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From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
stay
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From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
strapped
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
streets
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From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
supposed
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
tents
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From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ESCAPE FROM THE CIRCUS The next morning the circus arrived in Duluth.
then
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From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll run away even if I have to drag the monkey with me, for I shan’t stay with the circus another day!” thought Billy.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
tied
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From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
usual
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From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
waiting
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From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
watch
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From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tents were pitched and then hurry and confusion began as everyone was getting ready for the usual morning parade through the down-town streets of the city.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This was just what Billy had been waiting for, as he intended to watch his chance and run away from the circus while it was on parade.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But imagine his disgust when one of the circus men brought a little flat saddle and strapped it on his back and then put a fancy headpiece on his head and brought the monkey that had had the fight with Polly and tied it to one of his horns with a rope just long enough for it to reach the saddle, where the monkey was supposed to dance as the procession moved through the streets.
