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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 But for collections of all kinds we had a fancy that almost amounted to mania.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
all
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From this reading But for collections of all kinds we had a fancy that almost amounted to mania.
almost
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From this reading But for collections of all kinds we had a fancy that almost amounted to mania.
amounted
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From this reading But for collections of all kinds we had a fancy that almost amounted to mania.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
any
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From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
athletics
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From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
birds
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From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
bookworms
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From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
boys
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From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
BUNDLEnounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for collections of all kinds we had a fancy that almost amounted to mania.
butterflies
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From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
came
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From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
case
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From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
collection
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From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
COLLECTIONS
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
deceived
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
devoted
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From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
directions
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From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
eggs
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else's
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From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
end
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
fancy
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From this reading But for collections of all kinds we had a fancy that almost amounted to mania.
fevers
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From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for collections of all kinds we had a fancy that almost amounted to mania.
games
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From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But for collections of all kinds we had a fancy that almost amounted to mania.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
history
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From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
hoped
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
kinds
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From this reading But for collections of all kinds we had a fancy that almost amounted to mania.
Leo
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From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
LEO'S
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
LETTER
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
like
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From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
LIONEL
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
mania
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From this reading But for collections of all kinds we had a fancy that almost amounted to mania.
manias
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From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
means
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From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
much
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
natural
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From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
NURSE
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But for collections of all kinds we had a fancy that almost amounted to mania.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
put
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
reading
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From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
respective
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From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
school
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
sickened
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From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
sight
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From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
SIR
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
some
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From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
tidy
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
troubled
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From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our natural history manias in their respective directions came upon us like fevers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
water-plants
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From this reading We "sickened" at the sight of somebody else's collection, or because we had been reading about butterflies, or birds' eggs, or water-plants, as the case might be.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Neither Leo nor I were bookworms, and we were not by any means so devoted as some boys to games and athletics.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading COLLECTIONS--LEO'S LETTER--NURSE BUNDLE AND SIR LIONEL If Nurse Bundle hoped that when I went to school an end would be put to the "collections" which troubled her tidy mind, she was much deceived.
