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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 She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there.
bark
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From this reading Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
birds
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branches
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
bread
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From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
breakfast
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
brook
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From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
butter
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From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
carried
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From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
clear
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From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
cupboard
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From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
cut
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From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
delicious
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
Dorothy
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down
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From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
feel
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filled
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From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
finding
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
fruit
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
gathered
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
gave
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From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
get
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
hanging
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
How
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From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
hungry
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From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
just
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
out
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there.
pail
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From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
ran
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From this reading Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there.
SavednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
saw
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
Scarecrow
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From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
sitting
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From this reading Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
some
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From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
sparkling
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From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
spread
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From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
taking
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From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
there
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From this reading Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
Toto
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From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
trees
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From this reading Toto ran over to the trees and began to bark at the birds sitting there.
wanted
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From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
water
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From this reading She gave some to Toto, and taking a pail from the shelf she carried it down to the little brook and filled it with clear, sparkling water.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Dorothy went to get him, and saw such delicious fruit hanging from the branches that she gathered some of it, finding it just what she wanted to help out her breakfast.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow When Dorothy was left alone she began to feel hungry.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she went to the cupboard and cut herself some bread, which she spread with butter.
