Chapter I
MADE IN U. S. A. I. Billy Runs Away from Home II. He Loses his Mother III. Billy Sees his Mother Again IV. The Burgomaster is Bumped V. The Wooden Goat VI.
Billy Whiskers' Travels
Chapter I
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MADE
IN
U.
S.
A.
I.
Billy
Runs
Away
from
Home
II.
He
Loses
his
Mother
III.
Billy
Sees
his
Mother
Again
IV.
The
Burgomaster
is
Bumped
V.
The
Wooden
Goat
VI.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MADE
IN
U.
S.
A.
Line 2
I.
Billy
Runs
Away
from
Home
II.
Line 3
He
Loses
his
Mother
III.
Line 4
Billy
Sees
his
Mother
Again
IV.
Line 5
The
Burgomaster
is
Bumped
V.
The
Wooden
Goat
VI.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Billy Sees his Mother Again IV.”
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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 MADE IN U. S. A.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy Sees his Mother Again IV.
Away
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From this reading I. Billy Runs Away from Home II.
Billy
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Bumped
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Burgomaster
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I. Billy Runs Away from Home II.
Goat
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He Loses his Mother III.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He Loses his Mother III.
Home
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From this reading I. Billy Runs Away from Home II.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Billy Runs Away from Home II.
II
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III
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Burgomaster is Bumped V. The Wooden Goat VI.
IV
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Loses
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MADE
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Mother
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Runs
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S
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Sees
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Burgomaster is Bumped V. The Wooden Goat VI.
U
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V
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VI
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Wooden
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