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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 Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
accompanied
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From this reading Marty and Edith often accompanied Miss Alice when she visited Jennie.
accustomed
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
Alice
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From this reading Marty and Edith often accompanied Miss Alice when she visited Jennie.
all
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From this reading Of course she had had no chance at all to play during the last year.
also
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From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
always
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
Amelia
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From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marty and Edith often accompanied Miss Alice when she visited Jennie.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
carrying
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From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
chance
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From this reading Of course she had had no chance at all to play during the last year.
children
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course she had had no chance at all to play during the last year.
dishes
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From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
doll
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From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
dolls
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From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Of course she had had no chance at all to play during the last year.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
Edith
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From this reading Marty and Edith often accompanied Miss Alice when she visited Jennie.
fashion
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
how
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
hurt
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
Jennie
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From this reading Marty and Edith often accompanied Miss Alice when she visited Jennie.
knew
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
lady-like
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course she had had no chance at all to play during the last year.
Laura
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From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
Marty
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From this reading Marty and Edith often accompanied Miss Alice when she visited Jennie.
Miss
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From this reading Marty and Edith often accompanied Miss Alice when she visited Jennie.
much
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of course she had had no chance at all to play during the last year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
often
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From this reading Marty and Edith often accompanied Miss Alice when she visited Jennie.
only
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
play
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
playing
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
quiet
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
rough
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
scarcely
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marty and Edith often accompanied Miss Alice when she visited Jennie.
SHEPHERD
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From this reading THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
some
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From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
street
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
tea-party
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From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
very
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From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
visit
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From this reading Sometimes they each took a doll to visit Laura Amelia, also carrying some of their dishes and having a dolls' tea-party.
visited
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From this reading Marty and Edith often accompanied Miss Alice when she visited Jennie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Marty and Edith often accompanied Miss Alice when she visited Jennie.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This always pleased Jennie very much, though at first she scarcely knew how to play in this quiet, lady-like fashion, as she had only been accustomed to playing in the street with rough children before she was hurt.
year
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From this reading Of course she had had no chance at all to play during the last year.
