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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 "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
air
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
Alice
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From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
all
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From this reading "See the moss all over the shingles; how velvety it is!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
blue
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
chimney
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
climb
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
convolvuluses
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cottage
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From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
curtain
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cushion
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From this reading Tabby goes up there to sleep on the soft cushion in the sun.
diamonds
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
down
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
enjoy
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
fit
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
freshness
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
girls
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
go
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
goes
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From this reading Tabby goes up there to sleep on the soft cushion in the sun.
grass
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
green
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
here's
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
home
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From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
how
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From this reading "See the moss all over the shingles; how velvety it is!
hug
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tabby goes up there to sleep on the soft cushion in the sun.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "See the moss all over the shingles; how velvety it is!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
looking
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From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
Maddie
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
melted
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
moss
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From this reading "See the moss all over the shingles; how velvety it is!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
nice
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tabby goes up there to sleep on the soft cushion in the sun.
out
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "See the moss all over the shingles; how velvety it is!
pink
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
pretty
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From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
purple
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
put
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
reach
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
roof
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
round
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
run
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
See
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From this reading "See the moss all over the shingles; how velvety it is!
shingles
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From this reading "See the moss all over the shingles; how velvety it is!
shower
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
sleep
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From this reading Tabby goes up there to sleep on the soft cushion in the sun.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
soft
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From this reading Tabby goes up there to sleep on the soft cushion in the sun.
soon
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
stepped
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From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
sun
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
Tabby
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From this reading Tabby goes up there to sleep on the soft cushion in the sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
then
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
there
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From this reading Tabby goes up there to sleep on the soft cushion in the sun.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
trail
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
up
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From this reading Tabby goes up there to sleep on the soft cushion in the sun.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
velvety
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From this reading "See the moss all over the shingles; how velvety it is!
very
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
warm
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From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The shower did not last long, and the warm sun melted the diamonds from the grass, so that it was soon fit for the little girls to go out into the freshness and enjoy the pleasant air.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
white
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
window
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From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And here's where I put my convolvuluses, and they climb up and run all over the window and make such a nice curtain, with the pink and blue and white and purple mixed with the green; and they reach up to the very chimney, Maddie, and hug it round, and then trail down upon the roof.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you think this a pretty cottage?" asked Alice, as they stepped outside and stood looking upon her home.
