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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 Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
act
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From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
all
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From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
always
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From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
bucket
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
call
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From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
castle
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From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
Cowardly
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
cruelty
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From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
dancing
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From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
day
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From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
Dorothy
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
Dorothy's
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From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
feasting
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From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
friends
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From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
gate
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
happy
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From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
hard
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From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
holiday
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From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
kept
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From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
Lion
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
longer
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From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
made
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From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
many
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From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
melted
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
much
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
once
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
only
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From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
prison
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
rejoicing
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From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
RescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
said
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From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
Scarecrow
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From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
set
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
slaves
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From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
spent
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From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
then
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From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
There
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From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.
Tin
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From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
together
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From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
treated
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From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
unlocked
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
water
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
Wicked
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
Winkies
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From this reading They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy’s first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.
Witch
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From this reading The Rescue The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
Woodman
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From this reading “If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us,” said the Lion, “I should be quite happy.”
work
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From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
years
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From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
yellow
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From this reading There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.
