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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 Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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adventures
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From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was terrible news for Mary, and placed her in an awkward position.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
away
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
awkward
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From this reading This was terrible news for Mary, and placed her in an awkward position.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
Bears
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Bees
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
bring
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From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Children
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children's
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From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
confidentially
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
contrary
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From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
disgusted
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
down
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From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
dressing
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From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
going
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
Got
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
Happened
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
Honey
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How
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
Indian
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
Indians
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From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
informed
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
interested
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
Mary
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
Minnehaha
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More
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
news
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From this reading This was terrible news for Mary, and placed her in an awkward position.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
parents
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From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
placed
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From this reading This was terrible news for Mary, and placed her in an awkward position.
position
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From this reading This was terrible news for Mary, and placed her in an awkward position.
pretended
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
principles
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From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
professed
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
punishment
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From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
really
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
resolve
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From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
run
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
shocked
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
some
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From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
Steal
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Stings
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Stung
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was terrible news for Mary, and placed her in an awkward position.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was terrible news for Mary, and placed her in an awkward position.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
Tried
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
way
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
whole
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From this reading Mary was really interested, though she pretended to be disgusted at the whole thing, and professed, in her Indian way, to be quite shocked when they both confidentially informed her that they had had such a good time that they were going again even if they had to run away and be whipped for it.
wigwam
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From this reading The next morning while Mary was dressing them the children told her of their adventures in the wigwam of the Indians.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To tell the parents of the children's resolve was something she would never do, as it might bring down upon them some of the punishment which was quite contrary to her principles.
