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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 The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FORSAKEN AGAIN.
alloy
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
anxiety
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
any
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
chairs
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From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
child
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
daily
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From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
days
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From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
delight
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
dusting
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From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
early
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From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
fetch
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From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
footsteps
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From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
FORSAKEN
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From this reading FORSAKEN AGAIN.
gentle
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
happiness
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From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
kept
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
legs
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From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
made
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From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
merry
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
newspapers
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From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
old
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From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
Oliver
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From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
out
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From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
room
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From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
season
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From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
seats
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From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
set
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From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
side
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From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
state
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
stock
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From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
sweet-tempered
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
three
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From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
tidy
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From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
trotted
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From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
trouble
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
two
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From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
unmixed
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From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
unwearied
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
watched
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From this reading She watched him set his room tidy, and made believe to help him by dusting the legs and seats of his two chairs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next three days were a season of unmixed happiness to old Oliver.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She trotted at his side with short, running footsteps, when he went out early in the morning to fetch his daily stock of newspapers.
withal
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From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The little child was so merry, yet withal so gentle and sweet-tempered, that she kept him in a state of unwearied delight, without any alloy of anxiety or trouble.
