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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 When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
afraid
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From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
all
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From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
army
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From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
BalloonnounUS /bəˈluːn/
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
breast
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
contented
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From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
days
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From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
declared
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From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
discovered
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
Dorothy
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From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
dozen
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From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
earth
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From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
face
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From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
felt
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
fierce
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From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
flesh
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
friends
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From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
girl
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From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
gladly
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From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
happy
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From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
head
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From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
heard
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From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
heart
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
How
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From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
Kalidahs
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From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
kinder
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
knew
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From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
Launched
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From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
Lion
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From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
made
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
more
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
owned
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
Oz
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From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
rattling
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
sad
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From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
say
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From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
Scarecrow
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From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
tender
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
there
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From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
thoughts
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From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
three
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From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
Tin
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
walked
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How the Balloon Was Launched For three days Dorothy heard nothing from Oz.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were sad days for the little girl, although her friends were all quite happy and contented.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
Woodman
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From this reading When the Tin Woodman walked about he felt his heart rattling around in his breast; and he told Dorothy he had discovered it to be a kinder and more tender heart than the one he had owned when he was made of flesh.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Scarecrow told them there were wonderful thoughts in his head; but he would not say what they were because he knew no one could understand them but himself.
