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From this reading Published September, 1923.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
aloud
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From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
attention
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From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
authors
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From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
child's
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From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
children
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From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
easier
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From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
effort
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From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
electrotyped
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
emphasis
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
English
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
frequent
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
here
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
hold
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From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
informal
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
intelligible
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From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
interesting
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
italicizing
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
laid
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
language
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From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
little
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From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
long
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
made
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From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
much
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From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
object
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
observed
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From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
Published
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From this reading Published September, 1923.
put
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
rather
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From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
reading
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From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
repetitions
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
September
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From this reading Published September, 1923.
Set
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
small
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From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
stories
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From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
telling
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From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
there
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
told
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
tried
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
up
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From this reading Set up and electrotyped.
using
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
very
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From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They have observed that it is much easier to hold a small child’s attention when _telling stories_, rather than when reading them aloud.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
word
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
words
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From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading So they have tried to put these stories in informal English, using frequent repetitions, with here and there an _interesting_ long word, and italicizing words on which emphasis is to be laid, their object being to write the stories as they would be told.
write
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From this reading The authors have made every effort to write these little stories in language that will be intelligible to very little children.
