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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 “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
all
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
amazing
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From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
ballet
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
bear
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From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
Bedelia
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
beloved
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From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
burst
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From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And springing forward—he seized Dick by his horns, yanked him to his feet and drove him off to the stables.
called
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
carried
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
charge
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
conclusion
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From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
decided
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
described
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From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
Dick
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From this reading And springing forward—he seized Dick by his horns, yanked him to his feet and drove him off to the stables.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
drive
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
drove
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From this reading And springing forward—he seized Dick by his horns, yanked him to his feet and drove him off to the stables.
Falls
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
feet
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From this reading And springing forward—he seized Dick by his horns, yanked him to his feet and drove him off to the stables.
few
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And springing forward—he seized Dick by his horns, yanked him to his feet and drove him off to the stables.
girl
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
goat
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From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
grown
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
Hale
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And springing forward—he seized Dick by his horns, yanked him to his feet and drove him off to the stables.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
hitch
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From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
horns
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From this reading And springing forward—he seized Dick by his horns, yanked him to his feet and drove him off to the stables.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
jumped
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From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
just
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From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
kitchen
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
like
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
longer
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
Mike
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From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
miles
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
mince-meat
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From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
Mrs
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
mute
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
night
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
North
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
off
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From this reading And springing forward—he seized Dick by his horns, yanked him to his feet and drove him off to the stables.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
once
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From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
picked
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
pirouetting
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
place
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
remain
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
returning
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
Sally's
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From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
seized
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From this reading And springing forward—he seized Dick by his horns, yanked him to his feet and drove him off to the stables.
sight
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From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
spectacle
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From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
springing
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From this reading And springing forward—he seized Dick by his horns, yanked him to his feet and drove him off to the stables.
stables
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From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
stiff
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
supper
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
Sweet
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
Teddy
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From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
Then
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From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
there
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
trying
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From this reading At once he jumped to the conclusion that the goat was trying to make mince-meat of Sally’s beloved Teddy bear.
up
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From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
Valley
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From this reading “_A Valley So Sweet._” Mrs. North had decided to drive to a place a few miles distant called the Falls, there to take supper and remain all night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
way
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From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And Mike was on his way to the stables to hitch up, as he called it, when the amazing spectacle just described burst upon his astonished sight.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then returning he picked up Bedelia, no longer pirouetting like a ballet girl, but suddenly grown mute and stiff, and carried her to the kitchen, where Mrs. Hale took her in charge.
yanked
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From this reading And springing forward—he seized Dick by his horns, yanked him to his feet and drove him off to the stables.
