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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 _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
aroused
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From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
asleep
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From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
average
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From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
beak
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From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
Bob
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
bristle
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From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
Child
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From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
Chip
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
considering
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From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
croak
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
DreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
dreams
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From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
dressing
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
effect
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
excitement
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From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
fluttered
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From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
full
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From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
getting
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From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
glad
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From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
Hastily
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From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
hoarse
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
HOW
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From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
implored
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
invitation
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From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
join
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
listening
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From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
lose
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
message
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
midnight
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From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
Now
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From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
once
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
only
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From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
pane
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From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
park
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
queer
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
rather
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From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
receive
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From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
Sally
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From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
sent
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
sharp
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From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
slept
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From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
sound
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From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
sprang
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From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
squirrel
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
tail-feathers
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From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
tapping
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From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
threw
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From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
Tim
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From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
too
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From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
up
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From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
very
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From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
well
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From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She sprang up, half asleep, but only too glad to hear the sound for which she had been listening even in her dreams.
window
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From this reading _The Dream Child._ HOW long Sally slept she did not know when she was aroused by the sharp tapping of a beak against the window pane.
wished
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From this reading In his queer little hoarse croak he implored Sally to lose no time in dressing, as Chip, the squirrel, had sent a message to the effect that he wished her and Bob to join him in the park at once.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hastily she threw open the window and in fluttered Tim, so full of excitement that his very tail-feathers seemed to bristle with it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now, considering that it was getting well on toward midnight, the average child would have been rather astonished to receive such an invitation.
