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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 The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
beastie
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From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
birds
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From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
cat
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From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
cats
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
comfort
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From this reading She slept now with the greatest comfort under the silken eider-down quilt.
concerned
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
CREAM
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From this reading CREAM.
days
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
eating
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
eider-down
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From this reading She slept now with the greatest comfort under the silken eider-down quilt.
enjoyed
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
fascination
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
gentle
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From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
greatest
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From this reading She slept now with the greatest comfort under the silken eider-down quilt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
hungry
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
killing
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From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
kitchen
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From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
matter
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From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
mice
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From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
now
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From this reading She slept now with the greatest comfort under the silken eider-down quilt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
purred
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From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
quilt
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From this reading She slept now with the greatest comfort under the silken eider-down quilt.
regard
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From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
rejoiced
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From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
saucer
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From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
silken
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From this reading She slept now with the greatest comfort under the silken eider-down quilt.
sleeping
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
slept
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From this reading She slept now with the greatest comfort under the silken eider-down quilt.
small
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
snooze
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From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
softly
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From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
species
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
troubling
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From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She slept now with the greatest comfort under the silken eider-down quilt.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
usual
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
very
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From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
victims
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
warmth
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From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The kitchen cat was a very gentle beastie, except in the matter of killing birds and mice.
way
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From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
welcome
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From this reading She rejoiced in the welcome warmth and purred softly to herself, not even troubling to regard the saucer of cream until she had had her snooze.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had the usual fascination of her species where these small victims were concerned; and she enjoyed life in the way cats do, eating when hungry, and sleeping the rest of her days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She slept now with the greatest comfort under the silken eider-down quilt.
