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afraid
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From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
basket
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
better
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From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
bit
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
boots
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
bounded
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
can't
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
Candidate
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
Clara
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
climbed
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
crawled
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
dress
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
else
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From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
fastened
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
feet
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
inspect
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From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
jumped
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
just
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
kittens
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
lesson
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From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
lightly
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
Miss
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From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
more
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
moved
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
Mr
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
Oh
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
only
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
out
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
peep
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
please
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
room
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
Rottenmeier
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From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
Rottenmeier's
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
said
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From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
scampering
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
see
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
speed
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
teacher
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From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
then
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
three
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
trousers
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
turning
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
tutor
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From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
tutor's
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
two
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
up
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From this reading They bounded over the tutor's boots and bit his trousers; they climbed up on Miss Rottenmeier's dress and crawled around her feet.
utmost
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From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We had better have our lesson before we inspect it," said Miss Rottenmeier.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But Clara, turning to the tutor, asked: "Oh, please, Mr. Candidate, can't we just peep in, to see what it is?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just then something in the basket, which had been only lightly fastened, moved, and one, two, three and still more little kittens jumped out, scampering around the room with the utmost speed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am afraid that you will think of nothing else," the teacher began.
