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AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER this I grew fonder than ever of my pink pet.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
alarmed
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From this reading Emilia's remarks had alarmed me, for I had had no idea that she had noticed my treasure.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
bear
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
brothers
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
careful
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From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
deeply
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From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
deprive
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
dreaded
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
Emilia's
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From this reading Emilia's remarks had alarmed me, for I had had no idea that she had noticed my treasure.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AFTER this I grew fonder than ever of my pink pet.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
fancy
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From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
favourite
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
fonder
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From this reading AFTER this I grew fonder than ever of my pink pet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Emilia's remarks had alarmed me, for I had had no idea that she had noticed my treasure.
getting
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
grew
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From this reading AFTER this I grew fonder than ever of my pink pet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Emilia's remarks had alarmed me, for I had had no idea that she had noticed my treasure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
hold
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AFTER this I grew fonder than ever of my pink pet.
idea
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From this reading Emilia's remarks had alarmed me, for I had had no idea that she had noticed my treasure.
intensely
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
intruders
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From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
key
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From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
laughed
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
lock
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From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Emilia's remarks had alarmed me, for I had had no idea that she had noticed my treasure.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
more
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From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AFTER this I grew fonder than ever of my pink pet.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
noticed
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From this reading Emilia's remarks had alarmed me, for I had had no idea that she had noticed my treasure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AFTER this I grew fonder than ever of my pink pet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
pet
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From this reading AFTER this I grew fonder than ever of my pink pet.
pink
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From this reading AFTER this I grew fonder than ever of my pink pet.
played
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From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
playing
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
queer
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From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
regretted
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From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
remarks
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From this reading Emilia's remarks had alarmed me, for I had had no idea that she had noticed my treasure.
room
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From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
secured
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From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Emilia's remarks had alarmed me, for I had had no idea that she had noticed my treasure.
shells
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From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
some
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
story
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading AFTER this I grew fonder than ever of my pink pet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Emilia's remarks had alarmed me, for I had had no idea that she had noticed my treasure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
there
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From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AFTER this I grew fonder than ever of my pink pet.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
treasure
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From this reading Emilia's remarks had alarmed me, for I had had no idea that she had noticed my treasure.
trick
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From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But at the same time I was more careful than before to let no one know of my queer fancy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I could not bear being laughed at, and I intensely dreaded my brothers getting hold of the story and playing me some trick which might deprive me of my favourite.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I never played with my shells except when I was quite alone, and deeply regretted there being no key to the lock of my room, by which I might have secured myself against intruders.
