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ain't
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From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
bending
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From this reading “Don't cry, Goldilocks,” he said tenderly, bending over her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The three went together, but it was Grant who reached her first.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
child's
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From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
crazy
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From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
cry
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From this reading “Don't cry, Goldilocks,” he said tenderly, bending over her.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
Don't
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From this reading “Don't cry, Goldilocks,” he said tenderly, bending over her.
east
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From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
eyes
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three went together, but it was Grant who reached her first.
gate
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
Georgie's
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
Goldilocks
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From this reading “Don't cry, Goldilocks,” he said tenderly, bending over her.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
Grant
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From this reading The three went together, but it was Grant who reached her first.
haggard
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
happen
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From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don't cry, Goldilocks,” he said tenderly, bending over her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
immediately
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From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
Indian
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From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The three went together, but it was Grant who reached her first.
looking
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
Miss
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
near
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From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Don't cry, Goldilocks,” he said tenderly, bending over her.
Phoebe
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
porch
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From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
putting
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
reached
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From this reading The three went together, but it was Grant who reached her first.
said
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
see
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
seeing
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From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
shoulders
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
sobbing
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From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
sound
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From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
tenderly
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From this reading “Don't cry, Goldilocks,” he said tenderly, bending over her.
tersely
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From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
things
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From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
three
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From this reading The three went together, but it was Grant who reached her first.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
together
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From this reading The three went together, but it was Grant who reached her first.
two
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
up
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
used
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From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
Vadnie
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Good Indian asked tersely, and was answered immediately by the sound of sobbing on the east porch.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The three went together, but it was Grant who reached her first.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The poor child's near crazy; she ain't used to seeing such things happen--” “Where is she?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The three went together, but it was Grant who reached her first.
wish
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
you'd
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From this reading “I wish,” said Phoebe, putting her two hands on Miss Georgie's shoulders at the gate and looking up at her with haggard eyes, “you'd see what you can do with Vadnie.
