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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They treated the matter as though it were one of everyday occurrence.
back
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
bedaubed
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
bounds
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
calmly
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From this reading Mary, the Indian nurse, however, did not regard the incident so calmly.
carrying
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
Children
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
Children's
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
couched
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
Cree
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
desire
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mary, the Indian nurse, however, did not regard the incident so calmly.
dirty
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
everyday
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From this reading They treated the matter as though it were one of everyday occurrence.
expressive
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
fault
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
fearless
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
finding
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
greasy
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
hardly
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
heads
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
History
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
hold
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
home
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Mary, the Indian nurse, however, did not regard the incident so calmly.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
incident
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From this reading Mary, the Indian nurse, however, did not regard the incident so calmly.
Indian
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
Indignation
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
influence
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They treated the matter as though it were one of everyday occurrence.
knew
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
language
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
lessen
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
Love
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
Mary
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
matter
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From this reading They treated the matter as though it were one of everyday occurrence.
Mosquitoes
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
most
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mary, the Indian nurse, however, did not regard the incident so calmly.
Nurse
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
occurrence
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From this reading They treated the matter as though it were one of everyday occurrence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
off
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They treated the matter as though it were one of everyday occurrence.
Origin
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
parents
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
Pathetic
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
perfectly
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
phrases
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
quietly
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
reaching
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
received
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
regard
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From this reading Mary, the Indian nurse, however, did not regard the incident so calmly.
Return
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
sentiments
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mary, the Indian nurse, however, did not regard the incident so calmly.
Story
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They treated the matter as though it were one of everyday occurrence.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They treated the matter as though it were one of everyday occurrence.
tired
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
treated
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From this reading They treated the matter as though it were one of everyday occurrence.
understanding
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
up
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
vigorous
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From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
Wakonda
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From this reading The Children's Return--Indignation of Mary, the Indian Nurse--Her Pathetic History--Her Love for the Children--The Story of Wakonda, and of the Origin of Mosquitoes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
ways
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From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the children were brought back dirty, greasy, bedaubed, and so tired that they could hardly hold up their little heads, her indignation knew no bounds, and as she was perfectly fearless she couched her sentiments in the most vigorous phrases of the expressive Cree language.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In reaching home the children were quietly received by their parents, who, understanding Indian ways, had no desire to lessen their influence by finding fault with them for carrying off the children.
