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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 AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But presently he was awakened by hearing the doctor's whistle across the street.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
all
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From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Consequently Zip, as usual, had called on every dog and cat in this neighborhood.
asleep
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
awakened
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From this reading But presently he was awakened by hearing the doctor's whistle across the street.
back
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From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
buggy
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But presently he was awakened by hearing the doctor's whistle across the street.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But presently he was awakened by hearing the doctor's whistle across the street.
called
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From this reading Consequently Zip, as usual, had called on every dog and cat in this neighborhood.
cat
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From this reading Consequently Zip, as usual, had called on every dog and cat in this neighborhood.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
Consequently
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From this reading Consequently Zip, as usual, had called on every dog and cat in this neighborhood.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
day
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
days
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
directions
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From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
doctor's
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
dog
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From this reading Consequently Zip, as usual, had called on every dog and cat in this neighborhood.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Consequently Zip, as usual, had called on every dog and cat in this neighborhood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
front
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
heard
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From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
hearing
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From this reading But presently he was awakened by hearing the doctor's whistle across the street.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
house
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
ill
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
instead
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From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
looking
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From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
making
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From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
master
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From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
moment
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From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
neighborhood
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From this reading Consequently Zip, as usual, had called on every dog and cat in this neighborhood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
patients
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
PETER-KINS
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
presently
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From this reading But presently he was awakened by hearing the doctor's whistle across the street.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
seat
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
see
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From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
Several
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
sleep
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From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
street
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From this reading But presently he was awakened by hearing the doctor's whistle across the street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
there
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
To-day
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From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
up
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From this reading He was up in a moment looking in all directions, for though he heard him, he could not see his master.
usual
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From this reading Consequently Zip, as usual, had called on every dog and cat in this neighborhood.
very
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
visit
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From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
visiting
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
wait
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From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
week
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To-day he thought he would sleep instead of running around to visit and making the doctor wait and whistle for him to come back.
ZIP
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS Several days after this Zip was asleep on the seat of the buggy in front of the house of one of the doctor's patients who was so very ill that he had been visiting there each day for a week.
