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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 And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And how he would bark at it and run around and around after it until he was so dizzy he would fall over!
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
all
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From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And how he would bark at it and run around and around after it until he was so dizzy he would fall over!
asleep
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
bark
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From this reading And how he would bark at it and run around and around after it until he was so dizzy he would fall over!
barking
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From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
belongs
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
big
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
blinds
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
chasing
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
cushion
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
days
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
dizzy
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From this reading And how he would bark at it and run around and around after it until he was so dizzy he would fall over!
Dr
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
dreaming
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
edge
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
Elsworth
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
end
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
fall
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From this reading And how he would bark at it and run around and around after it until he was so dizzy he would fall over!
following
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
fro
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
front
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
gently
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
get
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From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
go
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From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
green
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
ground
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From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
house
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
how
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From this reading And how he would bark at it and run around and around after it until he was so dizzy he would fall over!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silly little puppy that he was, not to know it was his own tail he was chasing!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silly little puppy that he was, not to know it was his own tail he was chasing!
lives
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
Maplewood
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
minute
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Silly little puppy that he was, not to know it was his own tail he was chasing!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
old-fashioned
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And how he would bark at it and run around and around after it until he was so dizzy he would fall over!
own
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From this reading Silly little puppy that he was, not to know it was his own tail he was chasing!
porch
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
present
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
puppy
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
rocking-chair
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
round
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From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
run
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From this reading And how he would bark at it and run around and around after it until he was so dizzy he would fall over!
Silly
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From this reading Silly little puppy that he was, not to know it was his own tail he was chasing!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And how he would bark at it and run around and around after it until he was so dizzy he would fall over!
soft
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
spot
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
stop
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From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
swaying
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
tail
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From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
Then
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From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And how he would bark at it and run around and around after it until he was so dizzy he would fall over!
up
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From this reading Then when the ground stopped spinning round, he would get up and go after it again, barking all the time for it to stop following him.
village
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And at the present minute he is asleep on the front porch on a soft cushion in an old-fashioned rocking-chair that is swaying gently to and fro, dreaming of the days when he was a puppy chasing the white spot on the end of his tail, thinking it was something following him.
white
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And how he would bark at it and run around and around after it until he was so dizzy he would fall over!
Zip
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From this reading Zip belongs to Dr. Elsworth, who lives in the big, white house with the green blinds on the edge of the village of Maplewood.
