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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 A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It's like Santa Claus morning--goodies too," she exclaimed, dancing about in delight.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
alarming
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
all
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And among all the children none hugged her more than Maggie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
arrival
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From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
business
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
Campbell's
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From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
children
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From this reading And among all the children none hugged her more than Maggie.
choosing
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
Claus
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From this reading "It's like Santa Claus morning--goodies too," she exclaimed, dancing about in delight.
concerned
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
dancing
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From this reading "It's like Santa Claus morning--goodies too," she exclaimed, dancing about in delight.
day
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From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
delight
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From this reading "It's like Santa Claus morning--goodies too," she exclaimed, dancing about in delight.
delightful
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
distribute
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From this reading For there were the presents to distribute!
Eleanor
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
excitement
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From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
exclaimed
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From this reading "It's like Santa Claus morning--goodies too," she exclaimed, dancing about in delight.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For there were the presents to distribute!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
goodies
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From this reading "It's like Santa Claus morning--goodies too," she exclaimed, dancing about in delight.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And among all the children none hugged her more than Maggie.
hugged
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From this reading And among all the children none hugged her more than Maggie.
hugs
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
invariably
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
It's
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From this reading "It's like Santa Claus morning--goodies too," she exclaimed, dancing about in delight.
just
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
less
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From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
like
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From this reading "It's like Santa Claus morning--goodies too," she exclaimed, dancing about in delight.
Maggie
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From this reading And among all the children none hugged her more than Maggie.
Miss
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From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
more
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's like Santa Claus morning--goodies too," she exclaimed, dancing about in delight.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading And among all the children none hugged her more than Maggie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
presents
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From this reading For there were the presents to distribute!
quality
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
quantity
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
really
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
Santa
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From this reading "It's like Santa Claus morning--goodies too," she exclaimed, dancing about in delight.
scarcely
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From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
submitverbUS /səbˈmɪt/
to accept another person's control or a difficult situation
From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
succeeded
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
there
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From this reading For there were the presents to distribute!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For there were the presents to distribute!
TO-MORROW
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From this reading TO-MORROW--the first part of it at least--found the excitement scarcely less great than on the day of Miss Campbell's arrival.
too
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From this reading "It's like Santa Claus morning--goodies too," she exclaimed, dancing about in delight.
wanted
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From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For there were the presents to distribute!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A delightful business to all concerned, as Eleanor had invariably succeeded in choosing "just what I wanted more than anything," and the hugs she had again to submit to were really alarming, both as to quantity and quality.
