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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 Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
all
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From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
basketful
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
brother
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From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
care
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
Charles
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From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
Come
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From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
comfort
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
dear
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
fate
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From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
find
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
found
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
GOOD
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From this reading THE GOOD SISTER.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
hard
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
hear
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From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
helping
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
hired
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
Janet
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From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
Jessy
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
kisses
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
left
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From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
little
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From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
lived
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
neat
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
ones
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
orphan
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From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
out
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
Paul
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
play
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
pretty
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
read
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
reward
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
room
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
sad
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From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
see
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
share
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From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
sight
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
SISTER
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From this reading THE GOOD SISTER.
small
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
smiles
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
sorrow
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
spell
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
standing
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
still
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From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
sweetest
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
table
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
take
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
tales
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From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
teach
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
tell
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From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOOD SISTER.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
think
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From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
time
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
trying
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
very
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From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
words
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
work
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
working
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From this reading It was a pretty sight to see her and them; she, working at a table, with a basketful of work upon it; little Paul trying to read; and little Jessy standing by him, helping him to spell, and find out the hard words.
world
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From this reading Janet, when she found herself alone in the world, was very sad, but she had no time for sorrow, she had to take care of her dear little ones, teach them, work for them, play with them; she hired a small neat room in which they all lived; and the smiles and kisses of Paul and Jessy were her sweetest comfort and reward.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, Charles, and I will tell you all the tales I can think of: so be still, and hear me."
young
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From this reading Janet was left an orphan, very young; and she had a little brother and a little sister to share her sad fate.
