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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 NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I think so too," said Madge, in a voice as dejected as her victim's own.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
bear
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From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
Burtwell
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
careful
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
dejected
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From this reading "I think so too," said Madge, in a voice as dejected as her victim's own.
Delia
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From this reading "Tie yourself to your own easel," suggested Delia Smith; "then that will have to go first."
DOVE
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
easel
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From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tie yourself to your own easel," suggested Delia Smith; "then that will have to go first."
go
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From this reading "Tie yourself to your own easel," suggested Delia Smith; "then that will have to go first."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Tie yourself to your own easel," suggested Delia Smith; "then that will have to go first."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
hopeless
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
how
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From this reading "If I only knew how to prowl more intelligently, I would, I truly would."
human
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From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I only knew how to prowl more intelligently, I would, I truly would."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
intelligently
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From this reading "If I only knew how to prowl more intelligently, I would, I truly would."
Isabella
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
knew
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From this reading "If I only knew how to prowl more intelligently, I would, I truly would."
knocked
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From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
Madge
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From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
Miss
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
more
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
nature
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From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
NOAH'S
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
only
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From this reading "If I only knew how to prowl more intelligently, I would, I truly would."
own
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From this reading "I think so too," said Madge, in a voice as dejected as her victim's own.
prowl
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From this reading "If I only knew how to prowl more intelligently, I would, I truly would."
really
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
remonstrance
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
Ricker
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
said
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From this reading "I think so too," said Madge, in a voice as dejected as her victim's own.
Smith
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From this reading "Tie yourself to your own easel," suggested Delia Smith; "then that will have to go first."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think so too," said Madge, in a voice as dejected as her victim's own.
suggested
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From this reading "Tie yourself to your own easel," suggested Delia Smith; "then that will have to go first."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
then
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From this reading "Tie yourself to your own easel," suggested Delia Smith; "then that will have to go first."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
Tie
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From this reading "Tie yourself to your own easel," suggested Delia Smith; "then that will have to go first."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I only knew how to prowl more intelligently, I would, I truly would."
tone
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
too
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From this reading "I think so too," said Madge, in a voice as dejected as her victim's own.
truly
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From this reading "If I only knew how to prowl more intelligently, I would, I truly would."
victim's
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From this reading "I think so too," said Madge, in a voice as dejected as her victim's own.
voice
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From this reading "I think so too," said Madge, in a voice as dejected as her victim's own.
wailed
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From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the third time that morning that Madge had knocked against her easel, and human nature could bear no more.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Tie yourself to your own easel," suggested Delia Smith; "then that will have to go first."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If I only knew how to prowl more intelligently, I would, I truly would."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NOAH'S DOVE "I really think, Miss Burtwell, you might be a little more careful," Miss Isabella Ricker wailed, in a tone of hopeless remonstrance.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tie yourself to your own easel," suggested Delia Smith; "then that will have to go first."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Tie yourself to your own easel," suggested Delia Smith; "then that will have to go first."
