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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 brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
all
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'They must miss such a lot,' I said; 'it seems such a desolate state to be in.'
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
breakfast
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
bring
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
brood
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From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
charming
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From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
chicken
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
chickens
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From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
chicks
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From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
contrivances
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From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
DAYS
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
desolate
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From this reading 'They must miss such a lot,' I said; 'it seems such a desolate state to be in.'
detail
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From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
egg-shells
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From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
expressing
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From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
farm
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
hatched
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From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
hours
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
houses
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From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
incubators
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From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
interesting
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From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
just
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From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
lot
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From this reading 'They must miss such a lot,' I said; 'it seems such a desolate state to be in.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
Miss
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
most
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From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
mother
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From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'They must miss such a lot,' I said; 'it seems such a desolate state to be in.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
perfect
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From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
proper
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From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
QUIET
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
Rayner
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
regret
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From this reading A brood of little chicks were just hatched, but I could not help expressing my regret to Miss Rayner that they had no proper mother.
said
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From this reading 'They must miss such a lot,' I said; 'it seems such a desolate state to be in.'
seems
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From this reading 'They must miss such a lot,' I said; 'it seems such a desolate state to be in.'
seen
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From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
slow
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
sort
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From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
state
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From this reading 'They must miss such a lot,' I said; 'it seems such a desolate state to be in.'
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'They must miss such a lot,' I said; 'it seems such a desolate state to be in.'
sweet
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
Tennyson
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
things
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From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading QUIET DAYS 'The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.'--_Tennyson._ The next morning, after breakfast, Miss Rayner took me all over her chicken farm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was most interesting to me, as I had never seen anything of the sort before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the houses and contrivances for the chickens, from the time they left their egg-shells, were so perfect in every little detail, and the incubators I thought charming.
