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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 “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
aiming
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
all
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From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
arm
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
blow
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
blower
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From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
boys
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
brother
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
chair
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
comes
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From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
Day
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
door
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From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
down
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From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
easy-chair
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From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
Fay
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From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
getting
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From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
girls
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From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
going
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From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
home
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
I'm
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From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
jumping
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
just
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From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
kept
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From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
learn
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From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
like
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
Lonnie
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From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
Lucia
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
new
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From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
noise
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From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
off
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
out
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From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
passing
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From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
pieces
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From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
play
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From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
rustic
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
said
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From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
sat
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
saying
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From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
see
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From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
sha'n't
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From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
silver
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From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
sister
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
sitting
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From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
smaller
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From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
some
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From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
spot
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
stick
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From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
taking
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From this reading I’m going to learn some new pieces,” taking up his little silver blower.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
then
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From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
up
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From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “I don’t like boys,” Fay kept saying, jumping down off the arm of the chair, and aiming a blow at the spot where her brother had sat with the rustic stick their sister Lucia had brought home May Day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lucia was passing the door just then, so she thought she would see what all the noise was about.
wrote
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From this reading “I sha’n’t play with him if he comes,” Fay kept saying to every name Lonnie wrote.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can have your party,” said Lonnie, getting up out of the easy-chair and sitting down in a smaller one, “you and your girls.
