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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 The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
absorbing
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From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
accompanied
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
airy
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From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
all
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
alluding
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
attention
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From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
attic
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From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
Bet
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
boys
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From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
brothers
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
Bunch's
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From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
climb
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
crawl
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From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
danger
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
delightful
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
devoted
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From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
dirty
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From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
discovered
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
enjoyed
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From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
enough
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From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
fashion
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From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
finding
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From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
heard
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From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
home
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
house
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
how
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
indoors
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
intensely
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From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
knew
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From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
laughter
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From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
Mother
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From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
much
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From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
notice
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
occupations
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From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
other
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From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
out
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From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
own
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From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
paying
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From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
pinnacles
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From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
place
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
proceeding
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
rendered
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
roof
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
roofs
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From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
scampered
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From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
slide
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From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
spice
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
stayed
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
subject
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
taking
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
tall
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading From the roof of Mother Bunch's house they could slide or crawl on to other roofs; and Bet knew very little of the amount of liberty they enjoyed on these dirty but airy pinnacles.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
to-day
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From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
unsociable
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From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
very
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From this reading They discovered how to climb on to the roof of this very tall house, and the spice of danger which accompanied such a proceeding rendered it quite delightful to them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
wedding
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
Wednesday
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From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys, finding her intensely unsociable, devoted themselves to their own occupations, which were, after a fashion, absorbing enough.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bet went home, and all Wednesday she stayed indoors, taking little or no notice of her brothers, and never alluding to the subject of the wedding which was to take place the next morning.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She heard their laughter as they scampered in and out of the attic to-day without paying much attention to it.
