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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 She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
ah
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
all
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
almost
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
arms
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From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
ask
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
bade
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bless
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From this reading “God bless you,” was all he could find voice to say, for in truth, she was Mary’s own self.
Chubb's
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corner
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “God bless you,” was all he could find voice to say, for in truth, she was Mary’s own self.
Cousin
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
Dear
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From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
door
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From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
eye
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Fanny
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felt
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
find
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From this reading “God bless you,” was all he could find voice to say, for in truth, she was Mary’s own self.
flies
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From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
frank
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
free-hearted
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
God
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From this reading “God bless you,” was all he could find voice to say, for in truth, she was Mary’s own self.
good-by
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graceful
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guileless
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
hand
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
John
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
kiss
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From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
leave
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
lips
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From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
Mary's
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From this reading “God bless you,” was all he could find voice to say, for in truth, she was Mary’s own self.
Mrs
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From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
own
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From this reading “God bless you,” was all he could find voice to say, for in truth, she was Mary’s own self.
pinafore
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From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
presence
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From this reading “Little Fanny,” with that queenly presence?
puts
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From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
queenly
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From this reading “Little Fanny,” with that queenly presence?
rosy
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From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
say
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From this reading “God bless you,” was all he could find voice to say, for in truth, she was Mary’s own self.
says
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From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
self
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From this reading “God bless you,” was all he could find voice to say, for in truth, she was Mary’s own self.
seventeen
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
stuffed
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tall
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ten
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Little Fanny,” with that queenly presence?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
touch
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From this reading Cousin John almost felt as if he ought to ask leave to touch her hand; ah--she is the same little Fanny after all--frank, guileless, and free-hearted.
truth
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From this reading “God bless you,” was all he could find voice to say, for in truth, she was Mary’s own self.
up
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From this reading She flies into his arms, puts up her rosy lips for a kiss, and says “_Dear_ Cousin John.”
voice
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From this reading “God bless you,” was all he could find voice to say, for in truth, she was Mary’s own self.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
years
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From this reading Was this “little Fanny?” this tall, graceful creature of seventeen, the little thing who bade him good-by at Mrs. Chubb’s door, ten years since, with her pinafore stuffed in the corner of her eye?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “God bless you,” was all he could find voice to say, for in truth, she was Mary’s own self.
