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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 Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
all
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From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
Behold
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From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
Bessie
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From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
Bessie's
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
carving-knife
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
Day
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From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
death
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From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
die
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From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
dub
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From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
gently
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
Gobble
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From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
indeed
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From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
kill
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From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
killed
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From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
knight
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
makes
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
man
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
natural
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From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
parted
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From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
past
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From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
pet
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From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
queen
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
said
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From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
Sir
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From this reading “Behold!” said Bessie’s uncle, “I dub you ‘Sir Gobble;’ you shall never be killed, but die a natural death, and never be parted from Bessie.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
strikes
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
sword
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
table
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From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
Thanksgiving
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From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
Then
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No, indeed, but I told you he should be on the table Thanksgiving Day, so here he is.”
troubles
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From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
turkey
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
uncle
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From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
understood
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From this reading She looked so astonished that suddenly her uncle understood all her past troubles.
way
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From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
Why
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From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then Bessie’s uncle struck the turkey gently with his carving-knife, the way the queen strikes a man with a sword when she makes him a knight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Bessie,” he said, “did you think I would kill your pet?
