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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:
burning
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
can't
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From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"
Collins
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
dash
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"
Elmer
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From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
farmhouse
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
head
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From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
lisp
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From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
METTLE
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From this reading SHOWING THEIR METTLE.
negative
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From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
OH
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From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"
others
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
perhaps
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:
said
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From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
shook
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From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:
SHOWING
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From this reading SHOWING THEIR METTLE.
situation
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
strange
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
talking
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
Ted
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From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
thave
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From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"
thay
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From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SHOWING THEIR METTLE.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"
Ty
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
up
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
witnessed
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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.