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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 Hardly anything is so wearing on a little boy as to wait.
actually
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From this reading You know, too, that you mustn't cheat; it's not fair to whistle until you actually see the Sand Man.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
always
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From this reading But even that doesn't always help.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Hardly anything is so wearing on a little boy as to wait.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
ask
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From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
asleep
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From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
boy
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From this reading Hardly anything is so wearing on a little boy as to wait.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even that doesn't always help.
came
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
cheat
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From this reading You know, too, that you mustn't cheat; it's not fair to whistle until you actually see the Sand Man.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
David
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
discouraged
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From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
doesn't
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From this reading But even that doesn't always help.
END
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even that doesn't always help.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know, too, that you mustn't cheat; it's not fair to whistle until you actually see the Sand Man.
hard
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
Hardly
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From this reading Hardly anything is so wearing on a little boy as to wait.
hasn't
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From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even that doesn't always help.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hardly anything is so wearing on a little boy as to wait.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
it's
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From this reading You know, too, that you mustn't cheat; it's not fair to whistle until you actually see the Sand Man.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know, too, that you mustn't cheat; it's not fair to whistle until you actually see the Sand Man.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly anything is so wearing on a little boy as to wait.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
makes
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From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
Man
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
many
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From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
Mother
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
mustn't
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From this reading You know, too, that you mustn't cheat; it's not fair to whistle until you actually see the Sand Man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
repeatedly
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From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
Sand
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
see
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From this reading You know, too, that you mustn't cheat; it's not fair to whistle until you actually see the Sand Man.
siesta
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
Sometimes
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
soon
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
times
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From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
too
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From this reading You know, too, that you mustn't cheat; it's not fair to whistle until you actually see the Sand Man.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading You know, too, that you mustn't cheat; it's not fair to whistle until you actually see the Sand Man.
wait
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From this reading Hardly anything is so wearing on a little boy as to wait.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
wearing
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From this reading Hardly anything is so wearing on a little boy as to wait.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
working
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
WORLD'S
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From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE WORLD'S END Sometimes, when David was working hard on his siesta, Mother would tell him that he was to whistle as soon as the Sand Man came.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have to ask so many times to make sure that the Sand Man _hasn't_ come, and after you have been told repeatedly that you are not yet asleep it makes you discouraged.
