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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 It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "God be with you," said the parson, and left him sadly.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next day they had hardly finished their dinner, when another visitor arrived.
arrived
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From this reading Next day they had hardly finished their dinner, when another visitor arrived.
aunt
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "God be with you," said the parson, and left him sadly.
begged
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From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
cottage
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
day
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From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
Deta
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
dinner
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From this reading Next day they had hardly finished their dinner, when another visitor arrived.
dress
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
feathers
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
finished
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From this reading Next day they had hardly finished their dinner, when another visitor arrived.
firmly
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From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
floor
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
go
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From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
God
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From this reading "God be with you," said the parson, and left him sadly.
grandmother
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From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next day they had hardly finished their dinner, when another visitor arrived.
hand
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From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
hardly
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From this reading Next day they had hardly finished their dinner, when another visitor arrived.
hat
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
Heidi
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From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
Heidi's
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "God be with you," said the parson, and left him sadly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
humor
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From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
kindness
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From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
lay
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "God be with you," said the parson, and left him sadly.
man
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From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next day they had hardly finished their dinner, when another visitor arrived.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
old
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From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
only
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From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
out
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From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
parson
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From this reading "God be with you," said the parson, and left him sadly.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
sadly
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From this reading "God be with you," said the parson, and left him sadly.
said
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From this reading "God be with you," said the parson, and left him sadly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
shook
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From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
swept
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
Thank
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From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Next day they had hardly finished their dinner, when another visitor arrived.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next day they had hardly finished their dinner, when another visitor arrived.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
to-day
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From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
train
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
uncle
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From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
up
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
vain
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From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
visitor
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From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
wait
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From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The old man was out of humor that day, and when Heidi begged to go to the grandmother, he only growled: "Not to-day."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "God be with you," said the parson, and left him sadly.
wore
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From this reading It was Heidi's aunt Deta; she wore a hat with feathers and a dress with such a train that it swept up everything that lay on the cottage floor.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But the uncle replied firmly, while he shook his visitor by the hand: "Thank you for your kindness, but you will have to wait in vain."
