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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 But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
adventures
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From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
age
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From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
all
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From this reading Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
any
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From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
bethought
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From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
boys
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From this reading Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
caused
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
chiefly
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
child
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From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
Christina
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From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
contrary
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
daughter
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
education
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
effects
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
Emily
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From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
evening
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From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
evil
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
girls
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From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
glad
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From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
king
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
men
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From this reading Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
more
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From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
Mr
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From this reading Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
narrate
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From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
narratives
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From this reading Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
own
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From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
pattern
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From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
perhaps
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From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
profitable
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
queen
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From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
quiet
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From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
readers
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From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
resolved
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From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
set
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From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
sex
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From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
showing
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
six
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From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
story
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From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
Sweden
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From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
tale
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
Temple's
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From this reading Hitherto Mr. Temple's narratives had all been about boys and men.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
unhappy
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
useless
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If we have any little girls among our readers, they must not suppose that Christina is set before them as a pattern of what they ought to be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But, the next evening, he bethought himself that the quiet little Emily would perhaps be glad to hear the story of a child of her own sex.
wrong
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From this reading On the contrary, the tale of her life is chiefly profitable as showing the evil effects of a wrong education, which caused this daughter of a king to be both useless and unhappy.
years
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From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
youthful
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From this reading He therefore resolved to narrate the youthful adventures of Christina, of Sweden, who began to be a queen at the age of no more than six years.
