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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 "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am afraid you don't mean what you say," added Miss Fanny, suspiciously.
afraid
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From this reading "I am afraid you don't mean what you say," added Miss Fanny, suspiciously.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, I do; I mean every word of it, and more too."
appeared
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
beamed
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From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
black
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From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, I do; I mean every word of it, and more too."
don't
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From this reading "I am afraid you don't mean what you say," added Miss Fanny, suspiciously.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Yes, I do; I mean every word of it, and more too."
eyes
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From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
Fanny
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
GIRL
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From this reading THE NAUGHTY GIRL.
gone
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
Grant
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, I do; I mean every word of it, and more too."
Jane
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
mean
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From this reading "I am afraid you don't mean what you say," added Miss Fanny, suspiciously.
mischief
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From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
Miss
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From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
more
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From this reading "Yes, I do; I mean every word of it, and more too."
namesake
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
NAUGHTY
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From this reading THE NAUGHTY GIRL.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
Now
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
O
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From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, I do; I mean every word of it, and more too."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
presented
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
readers
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
said
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
say
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From this reading "I am afraid you don't mean what you say," added Miss Fanny, suspiciously.
several
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
snapping
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From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
stories
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
suspiciously
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From this reading "I am afraid you don't mean what you say," added Miss Fanny, suspiciously.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NAUGHTY GIRL.
then
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From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
times
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
too
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From this reading "Yes, I do; I mean every word of it, and more too."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I am afraid you don't mean what you say," added Miss Fanny, suspiciously.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
won't
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From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
word
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From this reading "Yes, I do; I mean every word of it, and more too."
wrong
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From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
yes
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From this reading "O, yes, Miss Fanny; I will be ever so good; I won't even look wrong," replied Fanny Jane, whose snapping black eyes even then beamed with mischief.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now you will be a good girl, Fanny Jane, while I am gone--won't you?" said Fanny Grant, who has several times before appeared in these stories, to Fanny Jane Grant, her namesake, who has not before been presented to our readers.
