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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 "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
ADVENTURES
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From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
Alice
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From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
any
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From this reading "I don't think you can get into any mischief," she said.
anywhere
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From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
Aunt
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back
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
best
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From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
bring
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
came
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From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I don't think you can get into any mischief," she said.
Charity
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
crossed
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From this reading They crossed the orchard, and found a footpath going through some fields.
day
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From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
don't
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evening
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From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
field
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From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
fields
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From this reading They crossed the orchard, and found a footpath going through some fields.
fire
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
footpath
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From this reading They crossed the orchard, and found a footpath going through some fields.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They crossed the orchard, and found a footpath going through some fields.
gave
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get
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glad
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
go
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going
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From this reading They crossed the orchard, and found a footpath going through some fields.
guess
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From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
head
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
Hope
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From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't think you can get into any mischief," she said.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I don't think you can get into any mischief," she said.
joyfully
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From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
lambs
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From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
like
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
liked
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From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
mischief
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From this reading "I don't think you can get into any mischief," she said.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
nieces
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From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
off
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From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
orchard
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From this reading They crossed the orchard, and found a footpath going through some fields.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
own
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
permission
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From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
said
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From this reading "I don't think you can get into any mischief," she said.
seems
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From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't think you can get into any mischief," she said.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
skipped
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From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
skipping
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From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
small
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From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
some
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
sticks
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think you can get into any mischief," she said.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They crossed the orchard, and found a footpath going through some fields.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FIRST ADVENTURES THE next day came, and Aunt Alice gave her small nieces permission to go off for the morning anywhere they liked.
very
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Aunt Alice seems to guess what we should like to do best," said Hope, skipping over the field as joyfully as the lambs had skipped the evening before.
wise
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
wood
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From this reading "Charity has a wise little head of her own, and if you like to go to the wood, and bring back some sticks for the fire, I shall be very glad."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don't think you can get into any mischief," she said.
