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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
bigger
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From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
call
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From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
change
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From this reading But Persis and I didn't change--not even when we got it, or thought we had got it, for good.
changes
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From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
children
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From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
didn't
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From this reading But Persis and I didn't change--not even when we got it, or thought we had got it, for good.
else
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From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
especially
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From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Persis and I didn't change--not even when we got it, or thought we had got it, for good.
EVERnounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
fancy
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From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
get
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From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Persis and I didn't change--not even when we got it, or thought we had got it, for good.
got
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From this reading But Persis and I didn't change--not even when we got it, or thought we had got it, for good.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
grew
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From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
grow
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From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
grown-up
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From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But Persis and I didn't change--not even when we got it, or thought we had got it, for good.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
like
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From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
longed
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From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
longing
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From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
many
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From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
more
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From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
most
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From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Persis and I didn't change--not even when we got it, or thought we had got it, for good.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
older
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From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
people
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From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
perhaps
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From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
Persis
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From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
planning
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From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
really
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From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
set
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From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
some
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From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
stronger
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From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
then
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From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
there
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From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Persis and I didn't change--not even when we got it, or thought we had got it, for good.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading EVER since Persis and I were quite little there was one thing we longed for more than anything else.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But Persis and I didn't change--not even when we got it, or thought we had got it, for good.
wish
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From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
wished
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From this reading We wished for it for so long that it really seemed to grow with us; the older and bigger we grew, the stronger and bigger our wish seemed to grow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
work
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From this reading But with many it changes, especially of course if they get the thing--_then_ they set to work longing and planning for something else.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I think most children have some great wish, or fancy, perhaps grown-up people would call it, like that.
