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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 "Kattie's getting as pretty as a--as a----" stumbled Jim after a comparison equal to the subject.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Kattie's getting as pretty as a--as a----" stumbled Jim after a comparison equal to the subject.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
boys
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
causeway
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
chattering
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
comparison
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From this reading "Kattie's getting as pretty as a--as a----" stumbled Jim after a comparison equal to the subject.
crackling
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
down
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
dried
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
equal
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From this reading "Kattie's getting as pretty as a--as a----" stumbled Jim after a comparison equal to the subject.
especially
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
getting
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From this reading "Kattie's getting as pretty as a--as a----" stumbled Jim after a comparison equal to the subject.
Gracie
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
holidays
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
home
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
Jack
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From this reading "Sweet-pea," said Jack.
jetsam
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
Jim
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From this reading "Kattie's getting as pretty as a--as a----" stumbled Jim after a comparison equal to the subject.
Kattie
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
Kattie's
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From this reading "Kattie's getting as pretty as a--as a----" stumbled Jim after a comparison equal to the subject.
merrily
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
Mrs
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
old
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
pretty
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From this reading "Kattie's getting as pretty as a--as a----" stumbled Jim after a comparison equal to the subject.
Rimmer
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
said
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From this reading "Sweet-pea," said Jack.
seaweed
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
shore
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
sought
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
stumbled
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From this reading "Kattie's getting as pretty as a--as a----" stumbled Jim after a comparison equal to the subject.
subject
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From this reading "Kattie's getting as pretty as a--as a----" stumbled Jim after a comparison equal to the subject.
suggested
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From this reading "Wild-rose," suggested Gracie.
Sweet-pea
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From this reading "Sweet-pea," said Jack.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
tramping
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
treasure
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From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
two
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
visit
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were tramping home along the crackling causeway of dried seaweed and the jetsam in which of old they had sought for treasure, and chattering merrily as they went.
Wild-rose
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From this reading "Wild-rose," suggested Gracie.
winter
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From this reading One afternoon, in one of their winter holidays, Gracie and the two boys had been down along the shore to visit Mrs. Rimmer and Kattie, especially Kattie.
