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ain't
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From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
all
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From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
arms
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From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
back
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
beginnings
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From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
bright
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
chest
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
close
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From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!
eyes
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
feel
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
finer
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From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
flush
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From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!
full
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
fuzz
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
golden
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
head
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
heart
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From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!
held
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From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
how
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
lately
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From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!
laughed
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From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
made
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
mother's
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From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!
Mrs
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From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
new
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From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
reared
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From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
rose
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From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
round
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
said
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From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to have come so lately from his mother's heart!
seen
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From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
showed
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
Spinny
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From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
strong
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From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
tingling
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From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
travels
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From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
up
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From this reading He laughed and reared himself in my arms as I took him up and held him close to me.
warm
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From this reading He was so warm and tingling with life, and he had the flush of new beginnings, of the new morning and the new rose.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They showed me his full chest and how strong his back was; had me feel the golden fuzz on his head, and made him look at me with his round, bright eyes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ain't seen nothing finer in all your travels," said Mrs. Spinny, and they all laughed.
