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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 Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
all
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From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
Barbauld's
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From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
boy
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From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
Bring
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From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
Children
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deal
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From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
down
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From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _From Mrs. Barbauld's "Lessons for Children."_ SIMPLE STORIES.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
HARRY'S
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From this reading HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
hope
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From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
how
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From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
Lessons
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
Mrs
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pretty
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From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
read
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From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
SIMPLE
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From this reading HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES.
sit
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From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
stool
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From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
STORIES
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From this reading HARRY'S SIMPLE STORIES.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.
words
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From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
wrote
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From this reading I hope you have been a good boy, and read all the pretty words I wrote for you before.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Good morning, little boy; how do you do?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bring your little stool and sit down by me, for I have a great deal to tell you.