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CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek. “Oh, goody, goody! An’ we’ll take Prince ’n’ Baby Fifi ’n’ Rover. They’ll enjoy the ride too.” With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An’ we’ll take Prince ’n’ Baby Fifi ’n’ Rover.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An’ we’ll take Prince ’n’ Baby Fifi ’n’ Rover.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading An’ we’ll take Prince ’n’ Baby Fifi ’n’ Rover.
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From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading They’ll enjoy the ride too.”
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From this reading An’ we’ll take Prince ’n’ Baby Fifi ’n’ Rover.
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From this reading “Oh, goody, goody!
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading An’ we’ll take Prince ’n’ Baby Fifi ’n’ Rover.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading “Oh, goody, goody!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An’ we’ll take Prince ’n’ Baby Fifi ’n’ Rover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ll enjoy the ride too.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An’ we’ll take Prince ’n’ Baby Fifi ’n’ Rover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An’ we’ll take Prince ’n’ Baby Fifi ’n’ Rover.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
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From this reading They’ll enjoy the ride too.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
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From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’ll enjoy the ride too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An’ we’ll take Prince ’n’ Baby Fifi ’n’ Rover.
at the time that
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a smile that took the sting out of her refusal, Betty vetoed this wholesale transportation of puppies.
in the company of; together with
From this reading CAPTAIN THURSTON K. HOLLISTER Ruth squealed with delight and clapped her hands when Betty told her of the approaching drive to Elk Creek.
