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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 Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
any
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From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
BABY
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From this reading THE ROSE-JAR BABY.
began
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From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
butterfly
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From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
cover
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From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
day
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From this reading One drowsy summer day Ray raised the cover from the rose-jar.
delicious
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From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
drowsy
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From this reading One drowsy summer day Ray raised the cover from the rose-jar.
ever
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From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
eyes
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From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
faint
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From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
fly
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From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One drowsy summer day Ray raised the cover from the rose-jar.
great
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From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
indeed
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From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
Instantly
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From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
larger
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From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
like
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From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
little
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From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
lovely
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From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
mamma's
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From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
odor
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From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
opened
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From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
raised
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From this reading One drowsy summer day Ray raised the cover from the rose-jar.
Ray
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From this reading One drowsy summer day Ray raised the cover from the rose-jar.
room
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From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
ROSE-JAR
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From this reading THE ROSE-JAR BABY.
seen
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From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
slept
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From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
smiled
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From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
summer
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From this reading One drowsy summer day Ray raised the cover from the rose-jar.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROSE-JAR BABY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
Then
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From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
there
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From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
tiny
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From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he began to fly around the room like a great butterfly, indeed he was not any larger than one.
wafted
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From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Instantly there was wafted about a faint delicious odor and the lovely little baby opened his eyes and smiled at Ray.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
wings
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From this reading The rose-jar baby had tiny wings, but no one had ever seen them while he slept on the cover of the rose-jar in mamma’s room.
