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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 fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
all
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From this reading But that was all they saw.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
answer
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
autumn
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
blossoms
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
bridal
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From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
brown
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
busy
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was all they saw.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
Bébée
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From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
children
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
cobbler's
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
Cour
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
crack
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
de
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
face
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
fat
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From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
fruit
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
gate
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
gently
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
girl
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
Gone
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
grown
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From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
harvest
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From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
hooted
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
hé
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
Jeannot
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From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
la
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
lasted
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From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
Montagne
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
now
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
nuts
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
oh
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
only
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
pale
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
People
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From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
pine
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
play
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
play-time
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
portion
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From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
promised
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From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
quiet
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From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
round
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
sat
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
saw
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From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
say
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
seasons
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
second
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
side
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
soon
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
stall
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
sugar
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
teeth
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From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But that was all they saw.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
too
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
Varnhart
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From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
very
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From this reading People saw that Bébée had grown very quiet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that was all they saw.
Well
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From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Well, did you make good harvest while it lasted? has Jeannot a fat bridal portion promised?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her little face was pale as she sat among her glowing autumn blossoms, by the side of the cobbler's stall; and when the Varnhart children cried at the gate to her to come and play, she would answer gently that she was too busy to have play-time now.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The fruit girl of the Montagne de la Cour hooted after her, "Gone so soon?--oh hé! what did I say?--a fine pine is sugar in the teeth a second only, but the brown nuts you may crack all the seasons round.
