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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 "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
Allison
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From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
also
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From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
Aunt
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
blue
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From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
bought
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From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
calico
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
calling
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From this reading "I should think you'd stop them calling you that ridiculous name!" she snorted.
Cloudy
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From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
dining-room
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
Ellen
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From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
eyes
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From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
face
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
going
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
hills
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From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
instant
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
isn't
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From this reading "It isn't respectful.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't respectful.
jeans
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From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
Jewel
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
Leslie
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
loaned
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
mopping
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From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should think you'd stop them calling you that ridiculous name!" she snorted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
out
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From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
overalls
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From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
pair
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From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
put
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
putting
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
respectful
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From this reading "It isn't respectful.
ridiculous
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From this reading "I should think you'd stop them calling you that ridiculous name!" she snorted.
Robinson
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From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
rosy
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I should think you'd stop them calling you that ridiculous name!" she snorted.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should think you'd stop them calling you that ridiculous name!" she snorted.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
sniffing
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From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
snorted
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From this reading "I should think you'd stop them calling you that ridiculous name!" she snorted.
staring
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From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
stop
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From this reading "I should think you'd stop them calling you that ridiculous name!" she snorted.
store
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From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
suggested
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From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I should think you'd stop them calling you that ridiculous name!" she snorted.
then
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should think you'd stop them calling you that ridiculous name!" she snorted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
up-stairs
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
vanishing
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
waving
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From this reading "I bought a pair of overalls at the store, as you suggested, Cloudy," put in Allison, waving a pair of blue jeans at her and vanishing also.
window
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From this reading Ellen Robinson stood mopping her eyes and staring out from the dining-room window--not at the hills--and sniffing.
wrapper
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From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm going up-stairs to put on that calico wrapper you loaned me, Aunt Jewel," shouted Leslie, putting a rosy face into the dining-room for an instant and then vanishing.
you'd
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From this reading "I should think you'd stop them calling you that ridiculous name!" she snorted.
