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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 Then she said to the grocer, "A big one, please."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
apple
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
away
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From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
bad
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From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
barrel
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From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
big
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From this reading Then she said to the grocer, "A big one, please."
boy
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
boys
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From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
child
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
cried
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
don't
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
eyes
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From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
face
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From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
flushed
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From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
give
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
glittered
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From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
go
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
grocer
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From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
hand
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From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
handed
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From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
hastily
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From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
hat
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From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
Here
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
lady
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From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
laid
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From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
little
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
miss
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From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
moved
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From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
Nino
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From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
Nino's
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From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
notice
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From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then she said to the grocer, "A big one, please."
please
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From this reading Then she said to the grocer, "A big one, please."
said
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From this reading Then she said to the grocer, "A big one, please."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she said to the grocer, "A big one, please."
silvery
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
smiled
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From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
spoke
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From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
Thankee
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From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
Then
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From this reading Then she said to the grocer, "A big one, please."
there
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From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
thoughtlessly
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From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
tones
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
touched
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From this reading Nino's face flushed, and his eyes glittered; but when the child handed him the apple, he smiled, touched his hat, and said,-- "Thankee, little lady."
want
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From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Nino had thoughtlessly laid his hand on the barrel, and when the grocer spoke, moved hastily away.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, miss; I did not notice you were there; but those boys are so bad!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here, little boy," cried the silvery tones of the child; "don't go; I want to give you an apple."
