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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 Animals were running to and fro, and there was a mass of confusion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
animals
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
confusion
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From this reading Animals were running to and fro, and there was a mass of confusion.
denizens
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From this reading The ferocity of the Forest Monster had led many of the denizens of the Lunechien Forest to panic.
dozens
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
elected
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From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
Elephant
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
ferocity
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From this reading The ferocity of the Forest Monster had led many of the denizens of the Lunechien Forest to panic.
forest
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
FRIENDS
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
fro
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From this reading Animals were running to and fro, and there was a mass of confusion.
Glinda
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From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
go
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From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ferocity of the Forest Monster had led many of the denizens of the Lunechien Forest to panic.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
Land
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From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
leave
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
led
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From this reading The ferocity of the Forest Monster had led many of the denizens of the Lunechien Forest to panic.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look out!"
Lord
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From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
Lunechien
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From this reading The ferocity of the Forest Monster had led many of the denizens of the Lunechien Forest to panic.
many
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From this reading The ferocity of the Forest Monster had led many of the denizens of the Lunechien Forest to panic.
mass
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From this reading Animals were running to and fro, and there was a mass of confusion.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
Monster
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From this reading The ferocity of the Forest Monster had led many of the denizens of the Lunechien Forest to panic.
neighboring
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From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
Nibbles
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
other
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
others
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From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
out
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From this reading "Look out!"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
panic
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From this reading The ferocity of the Forest Monster had led many of the denizens of the Lunechien Forest to panic.
Quadlings
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From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
ready
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
ruled
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From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Animals were running to and fro, and there was a mass of confusion.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
there
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From this reading Animals were running to and fro, and there was a mass of confusion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
TRIO
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
trouble
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From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
Tweaty
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
UNLIKELY
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From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
wanted
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From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Animals were running to and fro, and there was a mass of confusion.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AN UNLIKELY TRIO OF FRIENDS Elephant, Tweaty and Nibbles were ready to leave, and it seemed that dozens of other forest animals were of the same mind.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Many of them wanted to tell the Lord of the Forest about the trouble, while others elected to go to Glinda the Good, who ruled over the neighboring Land of the Quadlings.
