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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 ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
asleep
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
back
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
baked
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
best
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
big
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
bounded
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From this reading She smelt dog, opened her eyes and without a moment's hesitation bounded on his back.
buggy
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
cake
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
came
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
cat
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
cautiously
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
considered
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cook
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cookie
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
corner
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Failing in this, he determined to steal one if he could get it in no other way.
crept
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
curled
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
decided
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
delicious
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Failing in this, he determined to steal one if he could get it in no other way.
Diana
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
DISASTROUS
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
doctor's
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
dog
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From this reading She smelt dog, opened her eyes and without a moment's hesitation bounded on his back.
door
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
eyes
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From this reading She smelt dog, opened her eyes and without a moment's hesitation bounded on his back.
Failing
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From this reading Failing in this, he determined to steal one if he could get it in no other way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
freshly
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
get
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From this reading Failing in this, he determined to steal one if he could get it in no other way.
gingersnaps
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
give
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She smelt dog, opened her eyes and without a moment's hesitation bounded on his back.
hesitation
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From this reading She smelt dog, opened her eyes and without a moment's hesitation bounded on his back.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
house
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Failing in this, he determined to steal one if he could get it in no other way.
JUMP
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
just
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
kitchen
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
Knowing
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
maker
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
Maplewood
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Mason's
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
moment's
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From this reading She smelt dog, opened her eyes and without a moment's hesitation bounded on his back.
Mrs
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Failing in this, he determined to steal one if he could get it in no other way.
nostrils
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
odor
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She smelt dog, opened her eyes and without a moment's hesitation bounded on his back.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
opened
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From this reading She smelt dog, opened her eyes and without a moment's hesitation bounded on his back.
other
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From this reading Failing in this, he determined to steal one if he could get it in no other way.
peek
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
reached
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rear
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
run
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
see
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
smelt
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
spicy
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
spotted
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
standstill
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
steal
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From this reading Failing in this, he determined to steal one if he could get it in no other way.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
steps
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
surprise
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Failing in this, he determined to steal one if he could get it in no other way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
top
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
up
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
village
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
wafted
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
way
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From this reading Failing in this, he determined to steal one if he could get it in no other way.
whole
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From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
window
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From this reading So he cautiously crept up the back kitchen steps so he could peek in the open door to see if Diana was alone, but just as he reached the top step he had a surprise, for the Mason's big, spotted cat was curled up asleep under the window.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She smelt dog, opened her eyes and without a moment's hesitation bounded on his back.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Knowing Mrs. Mason's cook, Diana, to be considered the best cake and cookie maker in the whole village of Maplewood, he decided to run to the rear of the house and see if she would not give him one.
Zip
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
ZIP'S
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From this reading ZIP'S DISASTROUS JUMP As the doctor's buggy came to a standstill before Mrs. Mason's house, Zip smelt the delicious spicy odor of freshly baked gingersnaps wafted to his nostrils around the corner of the house from the kitchen.
