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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 JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
all
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
bake
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From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
boy
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From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
didn't
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
door
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
end
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
father
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From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
garden
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From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
go
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From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
heard
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
hoe
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From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
house
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
JOHNNY-CAKE
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From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
jumped
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
made
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From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
man
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From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
noise
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
old
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From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
Once
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From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
out
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From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
oven
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From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
popped
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
potatoes
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From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
put
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From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
rolling
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
tend
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From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
there
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From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning the old woman made a Johnny-cake, and put it in the oven to bake.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
up
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From this reading But he didn't watch it all the time, and all of a sudden he heard a noise, and he looked up and the oven door popped open, and out of the oven jumped Johnny-cake, and went rolling along end over end, towards the open door of the house.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
watch
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From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the old man and the old woman went out and began to hoe potatoes, and left the little boy to tend the oven.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
woman
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From this reading JOHNNY-CAKE Once upon a time there was an old man, and an old woman, and a little boy.
work
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From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You watch the Johnny-cake while your father and I go out to work in the garden.”
