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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
away
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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.
can't
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From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."
cold
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From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.
confirmed
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From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.
Elsa
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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
flew
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From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.
get
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From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."
go
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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
hanging
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From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
It's
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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
light
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From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.
looking-glass
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From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.
night
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From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."
perfectly
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From this reading Her sister was perfectly right.
properly
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From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her sister was perfectly right.
said
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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
sister
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From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.
suspicions
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From this reading The cold morning light confirmed her suspicions of the night before.
talking
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From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her sister was perfectly right.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sister went away, and Elsa flew to the looking-glass.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."
wish
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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
you'd
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From this reading "It's not," said Elsa; "and I wish you'd go away.
you're
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From this reading I can't get on properly while you're hanging about talking."