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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 A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I entered, the wag at the wa' clock had again possession of the kitchen.
ambition
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From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
clock
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From this reading When I entered, the wag at the wa' clock had again possession of the kitchen.
crazy
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From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
drive
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From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
end
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From this reading I never heard more than the end of a sentence:
enormities
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
entered
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From this reading When I entered, the wag at the wa' clock had again possession of the kitchen.
evening
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
gleefully
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From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
GLOVE
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From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
gossip
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From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I entered, the wag at the wa' clock had again possession of the kitchen.
heard
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From this reading I never heard more than the end of a sentence:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
Jamie
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From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
Jess
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From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
killed
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From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
kitchen
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From this reading When I entered, the wag at the wa' clock had again possession of the kitchen.
Kitty
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
lad
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From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
Lamby
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
liked
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From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
men
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From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
more
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From this reading I never heard more than the end of a sentence:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
near
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never heard more than the end of a sentence:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
possession
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From this reading When I entered, the wag at the wa' clock had again possession of the kitchen.
presence
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From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
roll
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
sentence
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From this reading I never heard more than the end of a sentence:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
skip
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
squatting
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
stool
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
sweethearting
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From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
TALE
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From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
tales
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From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I never heard more than the end of a sentence:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
There
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
twinkled
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From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
unwind
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
used
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
wa
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From this reading When I entered, the wag at the wa' clock had again possession of the kitchen.
wag
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From this reading When I entered, the wag at the wa' clock had again possession of the kitchen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TALE OF A GLOVE So long as Jamie was not the lad, Jess twinkled gleefully over tales of sweethearting.
wheedling
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From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I entered, the wag at the wa' clock had again possession of the kitchen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
window
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From this reading There was little Kitty Lamby who used to skip in of an evening, and, squatting on a stool near the window, unwind the roll of her enormities.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A wheedling thing she was, with an ambition to drive men crazy, but my presence killed the gossip on her tongue, though I liked to look at her.
