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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 Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
ate
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From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
axe
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
bread
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From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
breakfast
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From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
built
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
camp
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From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
chopped
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
cooked
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From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
covering
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
deer
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From this reading “If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.
dew
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
Dorothy
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
feel
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
fire
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
food
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From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
forest
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From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
go
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From this reading “If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
houses
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From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
JourneynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
kill
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From this reading “If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
large
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From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
less
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
Lion
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From this reading “If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.
lonely
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
made
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
near
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From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
night
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From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
now
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From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
obliged
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From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
out
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From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
Oz
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From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
peculiar
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From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
pile
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
prefer
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From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
protect
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
roast
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From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
said
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From this reading “If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
splendid
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
tastes
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From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
then
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From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
there
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From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
thick
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
Tin
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
Toto
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From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
tree
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From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
very
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From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
warmed
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Journey to the Great Oz They were obliged to camp out that night under a large tree in the forest, for there were no houses near.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.
wish
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From this reading “If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
wood
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
Woodman
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From this reading The tree made a good, thick covering to protect them from the dew, and the Tin Woodman chopped a great pile of wood with his axe and Dorothy built a splendid fire that warmed her and made her feel less lonely.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She and Toto ate the last of their bread, and now she did not know what they would do for breakfast.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you wish,” said the Lion, “I will go into the forest and kill a deer for you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can roast it by the fire, since your tastes are so peculiar that you prefer cooked food, and then you will have a very good breakfast.”
