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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 GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
anxiously
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From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh! are you sure you are not badly burned, dearest, are you positive?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
bad
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From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
badly
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From this reading "Oh! are you sure you are not badly burned, dearest, are you positive?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
Bessie
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
blazing
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
burned
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From this reading "Oh! are you sure you are not badly burned, dearest, are you positive?"
burns
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From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
curtains
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
danger
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
daughter
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From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
dearest
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From this reading "Oh! are you sure you are not badly burned, dearest, are you positive?"
death
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From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
Dick
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
doing
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From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
down
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
dress
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
extinguishing
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From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
feared
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
feet
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From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
few
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
fire
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From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
Gibbs
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
girl
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
helped
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
hugged
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From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
kept
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From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
latter
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From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
more
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
mother
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From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
Mrs
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
number
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From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh! are you sure you are not badly burned, dearest, are you positive?"
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
only
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
out
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
painful
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From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
pale
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From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
positive
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From this reading "Oh! are you sure you are not badly burned, dearest, are you positive?"
pretty
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From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
really
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
received
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From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
ruined
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
saying
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From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
seen
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bessie was as pale as death, and her mother quite as bad; the latter kept saying anxiously as she hugged her pretty daughter:
shreds
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
SIDE
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
slap
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
smouldering
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
source
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! are you sure you are not badly burned, dearest, are you positive?"
swiftly
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
Tearing
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
Then
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
there
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
trampled
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
turning
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
underfoot
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
used
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From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
vestige
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From this reading Then turning swiftly he helped Mrs. Gibbs and Bessie slap out the last vestige of smouldering fire in the ruined dress of the girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
well
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From this reading In extinguishing the fire he had used his hands as well as his feet, and if he received a number of painful burns in doing this, at the time he did not know it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
WORDS
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From this reading GOOD WORDS ON EVERY SIDE Tearing down the blazing curtains, of which there were only a few shreds left, Dick trampled them underfoot until he had seen that there was really no more danger to be feared from that source.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh! are you sure you are not badly burned, dearest, are you positive?"
