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1888
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From this reading LONDON, _29th February 1888_.
2
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
29th
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From this reading LONDON, _29th February 1888_.
43
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From this reading 43 "Him has one, zank you."
55
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From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
71
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From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
arms
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From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
BASIL'S
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From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
called
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
corner
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
day
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
door
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
dropping
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From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
evening
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From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
far
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
fast
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From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
fear
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From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
February
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From this reading LONDON, _29th February 1888_.
footmen
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From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
Ginevra
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From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 43 "Him has one, zank you."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
head
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From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
held
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From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
HimpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 43 "Him has one, zank you."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON, _29th February 1888_.
moment
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
opened
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
out
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
own
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
pantry
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From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
parcel
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From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
pay
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From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
playing
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
room
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
see
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
sister
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
Sylvia
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
upstairs
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From this reading 55 "Ginevra found herself running upstairs, though not so fast as the evening before, for fear of dropping the precious parcel she held in her arms."
usual
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From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
VIOLIN
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From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
visit
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From this reading 71 BASIL'S VIOLIN-- "In the pantry, when he took it into his head to pay a visit to the footmen."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "'Come out here for a moment, Sylvia,' she called to her sister; 'we can see her as far as the corner.'" 2 "One day I was playing as usual in my own little room, when the door suddenly opened."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 43 "Him has one, zank you."
zank
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From this reading 43 "Him has one, zank you."
