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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 A New Playmate IT was a dull cold afternoon in November.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A New Playmate IT was a dull cold afternoon in November.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
avenue
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
Bertie
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From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
better
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
blazing
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From this reading There was a blazing fire in the grate and a bright picture screen to keep out the draughts of the door.
box
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From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
bright
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From this reading There was a blazing fire in the grate and a bright picture screen to keep out the draughts of the door.
cold
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From this reading A New Playmate IT was a dull cold afternoon in November.
comfort
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
cosy
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
Daffy
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
dolls
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
door
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From this reading There was a blazing fire in the grate and a bright picture screen to keep out the draughts of the door.
draughts
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From this reading There was a blazing fire in the grate and a bright picture screen to keep out the draughts of the door.
dry
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
dull
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From this reading A New Playmate IT was a dull cold afternoon in November.
fire
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From this reading There was a blazing fire in the grate and a bright picture screen to keep out the draughts of the door.
Freda
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
grate
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From this reading There was a blazing fire in the grate and a bright picture screen to keep out the draughts of the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
hearth-rug
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From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
house
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A New Playmate IT was a dull cold afternoon in November.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A New Playmate IT was a dull cold afternoon in November.
keep
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From this reading There was a blazing fire in the grate and a bright picture screen to keep out the draughts of the door.
leaves
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
mending
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From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
New
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From this reading A New Playmate IT was a dull cold afternoon in November.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
November
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From this reading A New Playmate IT was a dull cold afternoon in November.
now
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
Nurse
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From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
nursery
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
out
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From this reading There was a blazing fire in the grate and a bright picture screen to keep out the draughts of the door.
pair
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From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
picture
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
playing
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From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
Playmate
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From this reading A New Playmate IT was a dull cold afternoon in November.
rocking-chair
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From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
screen
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From this reading There was a blazing fire in the grate and a bright picture screen to keep out the draughts of the door.
socks
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From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
soldiers
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From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
sweeping
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
There
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From this reading There was a blazing fire in the grate and a bright picture screen to keep out the draughts of the door.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
tidying
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
tin
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From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a blazing fire in the grate and a bright picture screen to keep out the draughts of the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A New Playmate IT was a dull cold afternoon in November.
watching
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Freda and Daffy were in the nursery, which looked the picture of cosy comfort.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
window
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bertie was playing with a box of tin soldiers on the hearth-rug; Nurse was mending a pair of his socks in her rocking-chair.
wondering
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From this reading Freda and Daffy had been tidying their dolls' house, and now were standing at the window watching the wind sweeping the dry leaves along the avenue, and wondering what they had better do next.
