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a-tellin
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From this reading “Budgie, izh you a-tellin’ de troof?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
bout
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From this reading “What ’bout?”
Budge
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From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
Budgie
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From this reading “Budgie, izh you a-tellin’ de troof?”
de
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From this reading “Budgie, izh you a-tellin’ de troof?”
die
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From this reading “We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home To die no more.”
dyin
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From this reading “Why, ’bout not dyin’.
goin
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From this reading “We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home To die no more.”
hall
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From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
home
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From this reading “We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home To die no more.”
impressed
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From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
izh
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From this reading “Budgie, izh you a-tellin’ de troof?”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
lines
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From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
many
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From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
more
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From this reading “We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home To die no more.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home To die no more.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why, ’bout not dyin’.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
Sang
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From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
times
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From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home To die no more.”
Toddie
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From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
troof
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From this reading “Budgie, izh you a-tellin’ de troof?”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
We're
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From this reading “We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home We’re goin’ home To die no more.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What ’bout?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sang Budge through the hall next morning, and he repeated the lines over and over so many times that they at last impressed themselves upon the mind of Toddie, who asked:
Why
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From this reading “Why, ’bout not dyin’.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Budgie, izh you a-tellin’ de troof?”