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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 HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
anybody's
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
arrived
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From this reading When he arrived everything was quiet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
back
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
Belinda's
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
big
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
call
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
candy
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
chicken
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From this reading Not even a leaf on the trees stirred, or a chicken crowed.
crowed
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From this reading Not even a leaf on the trees stirred, or a chicken crowed.
day
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
days
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
decided
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
doing
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
down
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
episode
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even a leaf on the trees stirred, or a chicken crowed.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When he arrived everything was quiet.
excitement
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
felt
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
fifth
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
FIGHT
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
gardens
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
get
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
go
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
hammock
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
home
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
incidentally
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
leaf
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From this reading Not even a leaf on the trees stirred, or a chicken crowed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
maple
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
Miss
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
molasses
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
needed
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
o'clock
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
off
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Not even a leaf on the trees stirred, or a chicken crowed.
PETER-KINS
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
Polly
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
quiet
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From this reading When he arrived everything was quiet.
see
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
several
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
side
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
snap
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From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
sneaked
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
snooking
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
snooze
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
stayed
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
stirred
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From this reading Not even a leaf on the trees stirred, or a chicken crowed.
streets
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
taking
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
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 HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
three
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From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
trees
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From this reading Not even a leaf on the trees stirred, or a chicken crowed.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But on the fifth day he felt he needed a little excitement, so he decided to call at Miss Belinda's, and see what Peter-Kins and Polly were doing and incidentally get a snap at Peter-Kins.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading So about three o'clock in the afternoon when the doctor was taking a little snooze in the hammock under the big maple, Zip sneaked off across the gardens and down the side streets to Miss Belinda's.
yard
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
ZIP
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From this reading ZIP AND PETER-KINS HAVE A FIGHT For several days after the molasses candy episode, Zip stayed at home and did not go snooking into anybody's back yard.
