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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 "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
able
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From this reading She was beginning to believe she never would be able to win her way to their hearts.
aloof
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From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first week of Daisy's stay at Glengrove passed quickly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was beginning to believe she never would be able to win her way to their hearts.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was beginning to believe she never would be able to win her way to their hearts.
Bessie
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From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
caressingly
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
curls
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
Daisy
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
Daisy's
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From this reading The first week of Daisy's stay at Glengrove passed quickly.
Eve
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From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
fall
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
feel
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From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
finger
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first week of Daisy's stay at Glengrove passed quickly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
Gertie
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From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
girl
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
Glengrove
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From this reading The first week of Daisy's stay at Glengrove passed quickly.
Glenn
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From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
gold
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
hearts
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From this reading She was beginning to believe she never would be able to win her way to their hearts.
held
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From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
home
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From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
impulsive
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From this reading Eve--warm-hearted, impulsive Eve--took to her at once.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
instead
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
just
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
kind
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
like
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
love
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
man
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
Mrs
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From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was beginning to believe she never would be able to win her way to their hearts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first week of Daisy's stay at Glengrove passed quickly.
once
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From this reading Eve--warm-hearted, impulsive Eve--took to her at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first week of Daisy's stay at Glengrove passed quickly.
quickly
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From this reading The first week of Daisy's stay at Glengrove passed quickly.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
said
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
soft
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
stay
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From this reading The first week of Daisy's stay at Glengrove passed quickly.
straightway
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first week of Daisy's stay at Glengrove passed quickly.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was beginning to believe she never would be able to win her way to their hearts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eve--warm-hearted, impulsive Eve--took to her at once.
twirling
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
warm-hearted
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From this reading Eve--warm-hearted, impulsive Eve--took to her at once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
way
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From this reading She was beginning to believe she never would be able to win her way to their hearts.
week
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From this reading The first week of Daisy's stay at Glengrove passed quickly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
win
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From this reading She was beginning to believe she never would be able to win her way to their hearts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was beginning to feel quite at home with Mrs. Glenn and Eve, but Bessie and Gertie held aloof from her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was beginning to believe she never would be able to win her way to their hearts.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
young
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From this reading "You are just the kind of a girl I like, Daisy," said Eve, twirling one of her soft gold curls caressingly around her finger; "and if I were a handsome young man, instead of a girl, I should fall straightway in love with you.
