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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 However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
adopted
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
affording
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From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
all
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys quite envied him, and the girls gazed on him with mingled symptoms of awe and pity.
ankle
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
awe
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From this reading The boys quite envied him, and the girls gazed on him with mingled symptoms of awe and pity.
awful
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From this reading "Does it hurt you awful, Ned?"
boys
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From this reading The boys quite envied him, and the girls gazed on him with mingled symptoms of awe and pity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
came
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
cane
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From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
days
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does it hurt you awful, Ned?"
envied
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From this reading The boys quite envied him, and the girls gazed on him with mingled symptoms of awe and pity.
especial
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
fun
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From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
gazed
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From this reading The boys quite envied him, and the girls gazed on him with mingled symptoms of awe and pity.
girls
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From this reading The boys quite envied him, and the girls gazed on him with mingled symptoms of awe and pity.
gravely
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
healed
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
hero
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
hurt
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From this reading "Does it hurt you awful, Ned?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
limping
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From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
longer
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From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
looking
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
mingled
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From this reading The boys quite envied him, and the girls gazed on him with mingled symptoms of awe and pity.
much
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From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
NED
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
Ned's
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
NIMROD
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys quite envied him, and the girls gazed on him with mingled symptoms of awe and pity.
only
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
out
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
own
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
Pearce
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
pity
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From this reading The boys quite envied him, and the girls gazed on him with mingled symptoms of awe and pity.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys quite envied him, and the girls gazed on him with mingled symptoms of awe and pity.
rapidly
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
rescue
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
said
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
school
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
schoolhouse
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
steps
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
symptoms
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From this reading The boys quite envied him, and the girls gazed on him with mingled symptoms of awe and pity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
three
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
Tom
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
too
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From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
up
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NED THE NIMROD Ned's ankle healed all too rapidly, for _him_; he was out of school only three days.
weak
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From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, it remained weak for a much longer time, affording him the fun of limping about with a cane.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Does it hurt you awful, Ned?"
Zu-zu
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From this reading Little Zu-zu Pearce, who, since his rescue of Tom, had adopted him as her own especial hero, came up to him, as he was standing by the schoolhouse steps, and looking at him gravely, said:
