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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 knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
agreed
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From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
any
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From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
Beatrix
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From this reading Beatrix did not know how to refuse the mother's prayer.
child
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From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Beatrix did not know how to refuse the mother's prayer.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
excite
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From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
gentle
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From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
heart
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From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
honor
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From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
how
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From this reading Beatrix did not know how to refuse the mother's prayer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
injury
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From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
interview
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From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
keep
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From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
knew
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From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrix did not know how to refuse the mother's prayer.
lad
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From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
Laurel's
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From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
Laurence
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From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
made
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From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
mamma's
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From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
momentous
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From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
mother's
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From this reading Beatrix did not know how to refuse the mother's prayer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Beatrix did not know how to refuse the mother's prayer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
patiently
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From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
play
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From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
prayer
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From this reading Beatrix did not know how to refuse the mother's prayer.
promise
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From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
quiet
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From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
really
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From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
refuse
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From this reading Beatrix did not know how to refuse the mother's prayer.
room
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From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
see
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From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
sent
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From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
shore
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From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beatrix did not know how to refuse the mother's prayer.
then
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From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beatrix did not know how to refuse the mother's prayer.
Trixy
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From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
usual
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From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
very
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From this reading She made Laurence promise that he would be very gentle and quiet in his mamma's room, and he very readily agreed to do so.
waited
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From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She made her promise that she would not excite herself, and then she went after the little lad who was as usual at play with Trixy upon the shore.
word
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From this reading She knew that he was a little gentleman who would keep his word of honor, and so she sent him in and waited outside patiently until that momentous interview was over.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
yearning
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From this reading She knew that Laurel's heart was yearning for the child, and she did not really think that it would do her any injury to see him.
