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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 I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I did not forget the little lady in the white beaver, even after my return to Dacrefield.
allowed
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From this reading I even wanted to go back outside the coach; but this was not allowed.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
away
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
back
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From this reading I even wanted to go back outside the coach; but this was not allowed.
basin
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From this reading It is unromantic to have to confess that it fell at last into the washhand basin, and was reduced to pulp.
beaver
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From this reading I did not forget the little lady in the white beaver, even after my return to Dacrefield.
bit
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I even wanted to go back outside the coach; but this was not allowed.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
came
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
coach
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From this reading I even wanted to go back outside the coach; but this was not allowed.
colouring
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
confess
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From this reading It is unromantic to have to confess that it fell at last into the washhand basin, and was reduced to pulp.
Dacrefield
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From this reading I did not forget the little lady in the white beaver, even after my return to Dacrefield.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not forget the little lady in the white beaver, even after my return to Dacrefield.
drawing
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I even wanted to go back outside the coach; but this was not allowed.
FATE
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
father
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
fell
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From this reading It is unromantic to have to confess that it fell at last into the washhand basin, and was reduced to pulp.
fetch
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
FLAT
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
fond
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
forget
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From this reading I did not forget the little lady in the white beaver, even after my return to Dacrefield.
go
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From this reading I even wanted to go back outside the coach; but this was not allowed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is unromantic to have to confess that it fell at last into the washhand basin, and was reduced to pulp.
health
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
improved
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is unromantic to have to confess that it fell at last into the washhand basin, and was reduced to pulp.
IRON
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is unromantic to have to confess that it fell at last into the washhand basin, and was reduced to pulp.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
lady
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From this reading I did not forget the little lady in the white beaver, even after my return to Dacrefield.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is unromantic to have to confess that it fell at last into the washhand basin, and was reduced to pulp.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not forget the little lady in the white beaver, even after my return to Dacrefield.
made
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
neck
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I even wanted to go back outside the coach; but this was not allowed.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I even wanted to go back outside the coach; but this was not allowed.
PEW
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
POLLY
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
portrait
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
pulp
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From this reading It is unromantic to have to confess that it fell at last into the washhand basin, and was reduced to pulp.
PULPIT
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
rather
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
reduced
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From this reading It is unromantic to have to confess that it fell at last into the washhand basin, and was reduced to pulp.
return
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From this reading I did not forget the little lady in the white beaver, even after my return to Dacrefield.
round
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
striking
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
string
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I even wanted to go back outside the coach; but this was not allowed.
tied
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
unromantic
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From this reading It is unromantic to have to confess that it fell at last into the washhand basin, and was reduced to pulp.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
wanted
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From this reading I even wanted to go back outside the coach; but this was not allowed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
washhand
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From this reading It is unromantic to have to confess that it fell at last into the washhand basin, and was reduced to pulp.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
white
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From this reading I did not forget the little lady in the white beaver, even after my return to Dacrefield.
wonderfully
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From this reading POLLY--THE PEW AND THE PULPIT--THE FATE OF THE FLAT IRON By the time that my father came to fetch us away, I was wonderfully improved in health and strength.
wore
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From this reading I was fond of drawing, and I made what seemed to me a rather striking portrait of her (at least as to colouring), and wore it tied by a bit of string round my neck.
