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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 she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Betty cried at the station when Aunt Florence went home.
Aunt
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From this reading Betty cried at the station when Aunt Florence went home.
bay
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
beautiful
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
Betty
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From this reading Betty cried at the station when Aunt Florence went home.
Billy
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From this reading Billy felt like crying, but he wouldn't.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Billy felt like crying, but he wouldn't.
cheerful
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From this reading "Well, she's gone," was his cheerful remark.
children
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
city
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty cried at the station when Aunt Florence went home.
crossing
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
crying
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From this reading Billy felt like crying, but he wouldn't.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
doll
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
down
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
dress
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
enough
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
felt
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From this reading Billy felt like crying, but he wouldn't.
Florence
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From this reading Betty cried at the station when Aunt Florence went home.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
Gerald
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
gets
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
going
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
gone
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From this reading "Well, she's gone," was his cheerful remark.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Billy felt like crying, but he wouldn't.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, she's gone," was his cheerful remark.
home
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From this reading Betty cried at the station when Aunt Florence went home.
just
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
leave
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
like
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From this reading Billy felt like crying, but he wouldn't.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
pines
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
remark
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From this reading "Well, she's gone," was his cheerful remark.
sad
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
said
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
Samone
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
send
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
she'd
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
she's
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From this reading "Well, she's gone," was his cheerful remark.
shore
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
sobbed
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
soon
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
sorry
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
sounded
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
station
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From this reading Betty cried at the station when Aunt Florence went home.
summer
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From this reading "But she said she'd come again next summer," Betty sobbed, "and just as soon as she gets to the city she's going to send me a beautiful doll to dress for Samone."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Betty cried at the station when Aunt Florence went home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
train
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From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
Well
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From this reading "Well, she's gone," was his cheerful remark.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty cried at the station when Aunt Florence went home.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Betty cried at the station when Aunt Florence went home.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Aunt Florence was sorry to leave the children, and even Gerald felt sad enough as her train disappeared among the pines, and the whistle sounded at the crossing down the bay shore.
wouldn't
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From this reading Billy felt like crying, but he wouldn't.
