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ain't
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
Alfy
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From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
better
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From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
can't
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
checked
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
CONCERNING
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
cry
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading She's dreadful hurt!"
dust
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
effort
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
em
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From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
fallen
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
finery
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
gettin
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
girl
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
grim
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From this reading Unhappy Mr. Winters set his teeth and his lips were grim.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Unhappy Mr. Winters set his teeth and his lips were grim.
hurt
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
injured
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
Jane
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From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
kep
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From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
kneel
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
landau
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
laughter
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
lay
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
lips
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
making
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
MATTERS
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
Mr
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From this reading Unhappy Mr. Winters set his teeth and his lips were grim.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
nudging
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From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
observers
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
out
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
perfectly
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
Potter
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From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
promptly
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
prostrate
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
rise
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rose
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said
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From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
saw
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
set
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From this reading Unhappy Mr. Winters set his teeth and his lips were grim.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
She'd
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From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
She's
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
some
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
sprang
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
teeth
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From this reading Unhappy Mr. Winters set his teeth and his lips were grim.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
then
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
unconscious
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
Unhappy
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From this reading Unhappy Mr. Winters set his teeth and his lips were grim.
up
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From this reading "She ain't gettin' up because she can't," answered Jane and sprang out of the landau, to kneel beside the prostrate girl; then to look up and cry out: "She's hurt!
VARIOUS
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From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unhappy Mr. Winters set his teeth and his lips were grim.
wet
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From this reading "She'd better have kep' still an' let 'em wet her," said Alfy, nudging Jane Potter.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading CONCERNING VARIOUS MATTERS The laughter which rose to the lips of some of the observers was promptly checked as they saw that the girl lay perfectly still in the dust where she had fallen, making no effort to rise, and unconscious of her injured finery.
Winters
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From this reading Unhappy Mr. Winters set his teeth and his lips were grim.
