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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 Suddenly there was a noise in the porch and a loud cry from the child.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes, and crossly demanded what his wife was making all that noise about.
all
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From this reading He sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes, and crossly demanded what his wife was making all that noise about.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
boar
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From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
child
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clutch
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crooning
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crossly
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From this reading He sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes, and crossly demanded what his wife was making all that noise about.
cry
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From this reading Suddenly there was a noise in the porch and a loud cry from the child.
dabbing
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From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
demanded
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despair
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disappearing
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eyes
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flung
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly there was a noise in the porch and a loud cry from the child.
gate
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From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She flung out her hands with a loud cry of despair and rushed into the inner room where her husband was still sleeping soundly.
happily
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From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes, and crossly demanded what his wife was making all that noise about.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes, and crossly demanded what his wife was making all that noise about.
husband
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From this reading She flung out her hands with a loud cry of despair and rushed into the inner room where her husband was still sleeping soundly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
inner
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From this reading She flung out her hands with a loud cry of despair and rushed into the inner room where her husband was still sleeping soundly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She flung out her hands with a loud cry of despair and rushed into the inner room where her husband was still sleeping soundly.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
just
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kitchen
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light
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From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
loud
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making
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mats
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From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
mother
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From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
noise
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From this reading Suddenly there was a noise in the porch and a loud cry from the child.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
only
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From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
out
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play
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From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
porch
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From this reading Suddenly there was a noise in the porch and a loud cry from the child.
ran
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room
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rubbed
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rushed
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sat
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see
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From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She flung out her hands with a loud cry of despair and rushed into the inner room where her husband was still sleeping soundly.
sleeping
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From this reading She flung out her hands with a loud cry of despair and rushed into the inner room where her husband was still sleeping soundly.
slowly
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soundly
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From this reading She flung out her hands with a loud cry of despair and rushed into the inner room where her husband was still sleeping soundly.
spot
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From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She flung out her hands with a loud cry of despair and rushed into the inner room where her husband was still sleeping soundly.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly there was a noise in the porch and a loud cry from the child.
sunlight
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From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes, and crossly demanded what his wife was making all that noise about.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
there
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From this reading Suddenly there was a noise in the porch and a loud cry from the child.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
up
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From this reading He sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes, and crossly demanded what his wife was making all that noise about.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child was crooning happily in the morning sunlight, dabbing on the mats at the play of light and shadow.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes, and crossly demanded what his wife was making all that noise about.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She flung out her hands with a loud cry of despair and rushed into the inner room where her husband was still sleeping soundly.
wife
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From this reading He sat up slowly and rubbed his eyes, and crossly demanded what his wife was making all that noise about.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The mother ran out from the kitchen to the spot, only just in time to see the boar disappearing through the gate with her child in its clutch.
