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3
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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 _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
Admonition
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ages
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ago
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
all
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From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
B
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BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
book
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
C
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Children
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contained
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day
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From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
Designed
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
doing
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From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
draw
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
DUCKWORTH
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eight
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
fourteen
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
HENRIETTA
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And is it True?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And is it True?
lines
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
lived
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
LONDON
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
meet
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
nearly
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From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
nicest
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
noble
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not True.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
people
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From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
perished
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
Pictures
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pretty
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From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
rather
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From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
Reader
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really
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
saw
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
sight
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
STREET
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suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
survived
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
T
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
things
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
true
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UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
verses
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W
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
wouldn't
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From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
write
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From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
wrong
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From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
years
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From this reading _Designed for the Admonition of Children between the ages of eight and fourteen years_ Pictures by B. T. B. DUCKWORTH 3 HENRIETTA STREET, LONDON, W.C. Upon being asked by a Reader whether the verses contained in this book were true.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And if it were it wouldn't do, For people such as me and you Who pretty nearly all day long Are doing something rather wrong.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Because if things were really so, You would have perished long ago, And I would not have lived to write The noble lines that meet your sight, Nor B. T. B. survived to draw The nicest things you ever saw.
