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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 When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother had several times taken his hand from it, but the fat little hand went back to the button again.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
Anna
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
back
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From this reading His mother had several times taken his hand from it, but the fat little hand went back to the button again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
boy
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His mother had several times taken his hand from it, but the fat little hand went back to the button again.
button
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From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
coverlet
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From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
Dolly
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
drawing-room
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
fat
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
father
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
French
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His mother had several times taken his hand from it, but the fat little hand went back to the button again.
giving
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
Grisha
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From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His mother had several times taken his hand from it, but the fat little hand went back to the button again.
hand
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From this reading His mother had several times taken his hand from it, but the fat little hand went back to the button again.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother pulled the button off and put it in her pocket.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His mother had several times taken his hand from it, but the fat little hand went back to the button again.
jacket
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From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
Keep
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From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
kept
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From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
lesson
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
like
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
making
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From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
mother
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From this reading His mother had several times taken his hand from it, but the fat little hand went back to the button again.
nearly
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From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
off
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From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
pocket
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From this reading His mother pulled the button off and put it in her pocket.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mother pulled the button off and put it in her pocket.
put
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From this reading His mother pulled the button off and put it in her pocket.
read
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From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
reading
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
room
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
said
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From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
several
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From this reading His mother had several times taken his hand from it, but the fat little hand went back to the button again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
sitting
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
taken
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From this reading His mother had several times taken his hand from it, but the fat little hand went back to the button again.
tear
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From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
times
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From this reading His mother had several times taken his hand from it, but the fat little hand went back to the button again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
trying
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From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
twisting
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From this reading As the boy read, he kept twisting and trying to tear off a button that was nearly off his jacket.
up
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From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
white-headed
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From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Anna went into the room, Dolly was sitting in the little drawing-room with a white-headed fat little boy, already like his father, giving him a lesson in French reading.
work
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From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Keep your hands still, Grisha,” she said, and she took up her work, a coverlet she had long been making.
