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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 LOTTIE A MYSTERIOUS PROBLEM.
accustomed
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From this reading She has become accustomed to it, and takes it as a matter of course.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
aiming
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
angry
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
any
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She has become accustomed to it, and takes it as a matter of course.
asleep
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
become
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From this reading She has become accustomed to it, and takes it as a matter of course.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
beguile
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
brief
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
brow
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From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
came
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
cloud
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From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has become accustomed to it, and takes it as a matter of course.
De
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From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
devotion
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
devour
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
down
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
Forrest
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From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
innocent
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She has become accustomed to it, and takes it as a matter of course.
lamb
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
like
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
looking
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
LOTTIE
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From this reading LOTTIE A MYSTERIOUS PROBLEM.
matter
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From this reading She has become accustomed to it, and takes it as a matter of course.
meant
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
much
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading LOTTIE A MYSTERIOUS PROBLEM.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
once
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From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
pass
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From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
probably
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
PROBLEM
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From this reading LOTTIE A MYSTERIOUS PROBLEM.
read
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
smiled
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From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
supposed
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
sweetly
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From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
takes
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From this reading She has become accustomed to it, and takes it as a matter of course.
tea
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She smiled on De Forrest so sweetly that the cloud began to pass from his brow at once.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
toilet
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
tones
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
too
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
voice
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
Well
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
Why
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From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
wolf
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From this reading After a brief toilet, Lottie came down to tea looking like an innocent little lamb that any wolf could beguile and devour.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Why should I be angry with her?" he thought, "she did not understand what I was aiming at, and probably supposed that I meant to read her asleep, and yet I should have thought that the tones of my voice--Well, well, Lottie has been a little spoiled by too much devotion.
