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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 She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
actually
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From this reading Here was this wonderful John Brown actually longing to give up her grandfather--his grandfather.
adopt
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From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
all
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From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
beauty
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From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
BETTY
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From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
Brown
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From this reading Here was this wonderful John Brown actually longing to give up her grandfather--his grandfather.
called
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From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
cities
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From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
climb
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From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
climbed
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From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
DEN
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From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
feet
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From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
give
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From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
glorious
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From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
grandfather
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From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
happening
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From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was this wonderful John Brown actually longing to give up her grandfather--his grandfather.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
how
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From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
independent-hearted
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From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
John
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From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
LION'S
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From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
longing
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From this reading Here was this wonderful John Brown actually longing to give up her grandfather--his grandfather.
money
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From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
most
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From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
mountain
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From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
one's
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From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
oneself
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From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
ordinary
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From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
out
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From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
own
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From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
pointed
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From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
pulling
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From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
showed
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From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
speak
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From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here was this wonderful John Brown actually longing to give up her grandfather--his grandfather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
top
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From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
up
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From this reading Here was this wonderful John Brown actually longing to give up her grandfather--his grandfather.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
upwards
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From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
very
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From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
wanted
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From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading BETTY IN THE LION'S DEN So that it was John who showed Betty the thing in all its beauty.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And it seemed to little independent-hearted Betty to be the most glorious thing in the world to climb upon one's own feet, pulling oneself upwards with one's own hands.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered how she could have ever wanted such a very ordinary happening as for her grandfather to _adopt_ them and give them _his_ money.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Here was this wonderful John Brown actually longing to give up her grandfather--his grandfather.
world
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From this reading It was he, who, so to speak, called her to the mountain top, and pointed out to her the cities of the world to be climbed above.
