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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 He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
almost
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From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
away
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From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
big
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From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
breakfast
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From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
buggy
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From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
coming
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From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
down
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From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
driving
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From this reading A man was driving, and the man was Jethro.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
four
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From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
gobbled
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From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
head
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From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
horse
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From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
horse's
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From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
house
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From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
hustled
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From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
Jethro
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From this reading A man was driving, and the man was Jethro.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
like
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From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
lunch
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From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
man
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From this reading A man was driving, and the man was Jethro.
Mark
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From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
mighty
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From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
mile
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From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
noon
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From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
off
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From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
out
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From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
pancakes
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From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
place
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From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
safe
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From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
saw
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From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
say
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From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
snapped
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From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
starve
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From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
trunk
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From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
up
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From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
wasn't
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From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When he saw us he pulled up so short he almost snapped his horse’s head off, which was mighty poor driving.
whistling
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From this reading Mark was around at my house, whistling for me, before I was through breakfast, so I gobbled down my last four pancakes and hustled out.
Wigglesworth
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From this reading About a half a mile from the Wigglesworth place we saw a buggy coming toward us like the horse was running away, but it wasn’t.
wouldn't
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From this reading He had another lunch as big as a trunk, so it was safe to say we wouldn’t starve before noon.
