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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 Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
back
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From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
big
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From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
bring
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From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
buttercups
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From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
carried
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From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
castle
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From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
City
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From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
coming
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From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
daisies
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From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
east
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From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
EmeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
fields
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From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
find
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From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
four
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From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
go
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From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
harder
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From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
heads
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From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
knew
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From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
lost
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From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
Monkeys
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From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
much
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From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
noon
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From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
off
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From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
pathway
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From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
reason
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From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
rising
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From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
road
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From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
search
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From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
seen
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From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
sent
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From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
started
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From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
straight
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From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
sun
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From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
there
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From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading They knew, of course, they must go straight east, toward the rising sun; and they started off in the right way.
travelers
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From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
way
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From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
west
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From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the four travelers went in search of the Witch she had seen them coming, and so sent the Winged Monkeys to bring them to her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But at noon, when the sun was over their heads, they did not know which was east and which was west, and that was the reason they were lost in the great fields.
Wicked
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From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
WingedadjectiveUS /wɪŋd/
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
Witch
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From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
yellow
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From this reading It was much harder to find their way back through the big fields of buttercups and yellow daisies than it was being carried.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Winged Monkeys You will remember there was no road—not even a pathway—between the castle of the Wicked Witch and the Emerald City.
