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all
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
away
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From this reading The fire had gone out while they were away, and the grate looked very black and cheerless.
bed
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From this reading He hurried to him, and found him still beside the bed where Dolly was lying.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading He hurried to him, and found him still beside the bed where Dolly was lying.
black
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From this reading The fire had gone out while they were away, and the grate looked very black and cheerless.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
calling
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
cheerless
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From this reading The fire had gone out while they were away, and the grate looked very black and cheerless.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
CITY
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From this reading THE GOLDEN CITY.
clothes
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
dark
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
Dolly
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From this reading He hurried to him, and found him still beside the bed where Dolly was lying.
feebly
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
feet
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
felt
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
fire
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From this reading The fire had gone out while they were away, and the grate looked very black and cheerless.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hurried to him, and found him still beside the bed where Dolly was lying.
GOLDEN
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From this reading THE GOLDEN CITY.
gone
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From this reading The fire had gone out while they were away, and the grate looked very black and cheerless.
grate
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From this reading The fire had gone out while they were away, and the grate looked very black and cheerless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
heard
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He hurried to him, and found him still beside the bed where Dolly was lying.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
hurried
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From this reading He hurried to him, and found him still beside the bed where Dolly was lying.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
lay
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire had gone out while they were away, and the grate looked very black and cheerless.
lying
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From this reading He hurried to him, and found him still beside the bed where Dolly was lying.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
most
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
night
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
nightgown
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
off
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
old
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
Oliver
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
out
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From this reading The fire had gone out while they were away, and the grate looked very black and cheerless.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
overwhelmed
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
put
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
sleep
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
sorrow
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hurried to him, and found him still beside the bed where Dolly was lying.
taken
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
terror
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOLDEN CITY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
there
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fire had gone out while they were away, and the grate looked very black and cheerless.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hurried to him, and found him still beside the bed where Dolly was lying.
Tony
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
touch
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
unusual
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
very
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
voice
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From this reading Tony lay there in the dark, overwhelmed by his unusual terror and sorrow, until he heard the voice of old Oliver calling his name feebly.
warmly
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He hurried to him, and found him still beside the bed where Dolly was lying.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fire had gone out while they were away, and the grate looked very black and cheerless.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He hurried to him, and found him still beside the bed where Dolly was lying.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The fire had gone out while they were away, and the grate looked very black and cheerless.
white
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From this reading He had taken off most of her clothes, and put her white nightgown over the rest, that she might sleep warmly in them all the night, for her little hands and feet felt very chilly to his touch.
