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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 Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
all
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
appeared
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
beautiful
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
behaving
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From this reading So with many misgivings she gave her consent, and Billy was led to the stable behaving like a lamb.
Billy
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
bother
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
boys
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
care
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From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
cart
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
consent
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From this reading So with many misgivings she gave her consent, and Billy was led to the stable behaving like a lamb.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
delight
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
disgusted
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
docile
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
drive
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
eat
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
errands
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
evening
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
family
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
garden
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
gave
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From this reading So with many misgivings she gave her consent, and Billy was led to the stable behaving like a lamb.
goat
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
got
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From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
happen
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From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
hitched
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
keep
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From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
lamb
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From this reading So with many misgivings she gave her consent, and Billy was led to the stable behaving like a lamb.
leading
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
led
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From this reading So with many misgivings she gave her consent, and Billy was led to the stable behaving like a lamb.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
like
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From this reading So with many misgivings she gave her consent, and Billy was led to the stable behaving like a lamb.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
lived
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
long-bearded
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
looking
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
loose
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From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
mail
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
many
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From this reading So with many misgivings she gave her consent, and Billy was led to the stable behaving like a lamb.
miles
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
misgivings
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From this reading So with many misgivings she gave her consent, and Billy was led to the stable behaving like a lamb.
more
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
mother
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
new
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
nice
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
only
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From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
predicted
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
red
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
saying
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
small
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
stable
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From this reading So with many misgivings she gave her consent, and Billy was led to the stable behaving like a lamb.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
things
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
town
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
two
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
up
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
Wagner
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From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
wagon
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From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
wild
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without saying anything to his family, he appeared one evening leading a nice, docile looking, long-bearded Billy goat, hitched to a beautiful new red wagon.
worth
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From this reading Of course, the boys were wild with delight, and their mother disgusted, for she predicted that he would be more bother than he was worth, and would eat up all the things in the garden.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Wagner lived about two miles from a small town, and he thought it would be nice for his boys to have a little goat cart, so they could drive into town for mail and do errands for the family.
wrong
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From this reading They answered her that they would take good care that he never got loose, and that no wrong would happen, if she would only let them keep the goat.
