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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 Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
a-burnin
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
Billard's
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
boys
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From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
brakes
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From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
came
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From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
companies
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From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
doors
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
down
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From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
fire
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From this reading The river's on fire!"
fire-bells
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From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
five
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foremen
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girls
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From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
grandmother
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
hair
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From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
hats
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From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
Hen
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
holloing
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From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
houses
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From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
Jim
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From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
kept
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
Leonard
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From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
less
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From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
men
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From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
minutes
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From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The river's on fire!"
out
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
people
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
Pretty
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
ring
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From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
river's
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From this reading The river's on fire!"
saw
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From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
screaming
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
shore
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From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
soon
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
Then
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From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
trumpets
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From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
up
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fire-bells began to ring, and in less than five minutes both the fire companies were on the shore, with the men at the brakes and the foremen of the companies holloing through their trumpets.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then Jim Leonard saw what a good thing it was that he had thought of holloing fire.
windows
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
women
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From this reading Then boys came out of their houses; and then men with no hats on; and then women and girls, with their hair half down.
world's
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From this reading Pretty soon people began to look out of their doors and windows, and Hen Billard's grandmother kept screaming, "The world's a-burnin' up!
