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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 She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
amused
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From this reading A good deal shocked, and somewhat amused, Walter watched her proceedings, thinking to himself:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
ankles
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
arms
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
belonged
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
black-eyed
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
black-haired
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
capacious
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
cat
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
chair
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
climb
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
dared
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
Deacon
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
deal
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From this reading A good deal shocked, and somewhat amused, Walter watched her proceedings, thinking to himself:
depths
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
divested
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
down
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From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
Ellen
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
escaped
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From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
evidently
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
exclaiming
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From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
fancy
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
fat
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
father's
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From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
gave
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From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
girl
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good deal shocked, and somewhat amused, Walter watched her proceedings, thinking to himself:
guess
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From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
habiliments
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
hard
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From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
high
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A good deal shocked, and somewhat amused, Walter watched her proceedings, thinking to himself:
household
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
I'll
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From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
Jessie
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From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
jumping
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From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
lap
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From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
Lilliputian
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
looking
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
Marshall's
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
matter
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
now
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From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
old-fashioned
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
ones
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
place
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
proceedings
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From this reading A good deal shocked, and somewhat amused, Walter watched her proceedings, thinking to himself:
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
ran
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From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
seated
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
she's
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From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
shocked
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From this reading A good deal shocked, and somewhat amused, Walter watched her proceedings, thinking to himself:
sit
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From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
size
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
somewhat
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From this reading A good deal shocked, and somewhat amused, Walter watched her proceedings, thinking to himself:
spying
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
squeeze
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From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
steal
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
stranger
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From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
suited
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
then
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From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good deal shocked, and somewhat amused, Walter watched her proceedings, thinking to himself:
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
traveling
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
unaccustomed
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From this reading By this time the cat, unaccustomed to quite so hard a squeeze as Jessie gave it, escaped from her lap, and jumping down, Jessie ran after it, exclaiming:
unhesitatingly
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
used
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
waist
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
Walter
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From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
want
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From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
watched
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From this reading A good deal shocked, and somewhat amused, Walter watched her proceedings, thinking to himself:
wheeled
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
wife
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From this reading She evidently did not fancy the high, old-fashioned ones which had belonged to Deacon Marshall’s wife, for, spying the one which was never used, and into which even Ellen dared not climb, she unhesitatingly wheeled it from its place, and seated herself in its capacious depths, quite as a matter of course.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was a little fat, black-eyed, black-haired girl, with waist and ankles of no Lilliputian size, and when at last Walter dared to steal a look at her, she had already divested herself of her traveling habiliments, and with the household cat in her arms, was looking about for a chair which suited her.
won't
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From this reading "By and by I’ll tell her that is father’s chair, and then she won’t want to sit in it; but she’s a stranger now, so I guess I’ll let her alone."
