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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 Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN THE OLD HOME AND THE NEW.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
arms
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From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN THE OLD HOME AND THE NEW.
bread
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From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
briefly
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From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
cooking
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
days
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
dough
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From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
dusting
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From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
easy
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
Eyebright
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From this reading "Wealthy," said Eyebright, "I want to tell you something."
falling
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From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
few
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
flour
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From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
get
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
hard
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
head
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From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
HOME
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From this reading BETWEEN THE OLD HOME AND THE NEW.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wealthy," said Eyebright, "I want to tell you something."
I've
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
Island
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
kneading
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From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
like
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From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
motion
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From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
NEW
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From this reading BETWEEN THE OLD HOME AND THE NEW.
nice
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
OLD
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From this reading BETWEEN THE OLD HOME AND THE NEW.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
ones
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
papa
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
perhaps
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
piston
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From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
regular
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From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
rising
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From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
said
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From this reading "Wealthy," said Eyebright, "I want to tell you something."
saying
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From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
some
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Wealthy," said Eyebright, "I want to tell you something."
steam-engine
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From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
straight
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From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
strong
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From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
teach
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wealthy," said Eyebright, "I want to tell you something."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETWEEN THE OLD HOME AND THE NEW.
there
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
things
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Wealthy," said Eyebright, "I want to tell you something."
turn
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From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
want
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From this reading "Wealthy," said Eyebright, "I want to tell you something."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
Wealthy
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From this reading "Wealthy," said Eyebright, "I want to tell you something."
Well
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From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She did not even turn her head, but dusting a little flour on to the dough, went straight on saying briefly,-- "Well, what?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wealthy was kneading bread, her arms rising and falling with a strong, regular motion, like the piston of a steam-engine.
won't
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From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I've been thinking," continued Eyebright, "that when papa and I get to the Island, perhaps some days there won't be anybody to do the cooking but me, and it would be so nice if you would teach me a few things,--not hard ones, you know,--little easy things.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wealthy," said Eyebright, "I want to tell you something."
