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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 There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
all
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
appetitenounUS /ˈæpətaɪt/
a desire for food
From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
ask
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From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
children
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From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
company
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From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
dissatisfied
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
don't
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
edge
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From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Everything is so strange here, they don't know what to make of it.
eye
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
get
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From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
glum
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
heard
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Everything is so strange here, they don't know what to make of it.
I've
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Everything is so strange here, they don't know what to make of it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Everything is so strange here, they don't know what to make of it.
keen
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
kind
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From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Everything is so strange here, they don't know what to make of it.
laugh
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Everything is so strange here, they don't know what to make of it.
Meadows
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From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
much
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
noticed
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
off
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From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
often
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, they'll soon get over that," Mrs. Meadows remarked.
once
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From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Oh, they'll soon get over that," Mrs. Meadows remarked.
questions
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From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
remarked
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From this reading "Oh, they'll soon get over that," Mrs. Meadows remarked.
said
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
soon
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From this reading "Oh, they'll soon get over that," Mrs. Meadows remarked.
strange
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From this reading "Everything is so strange here, they don't know what to make of it.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
taken
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From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
talk
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
talked
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
There
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From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
they'll
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From this reading "Oh, they'll soon get over that," Mrs. Meadows remarked.
Thimblefinger
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
things
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
thousand
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From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
too
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
travels
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From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
uneasy
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From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
very
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From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were a thousand questions they might have asked, but they had been told never to ask questions in company.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Everything is so strange here, they don't know what to make of it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Meadows was very kind to the children, but when once the edge was taken off their appetite they began to get uneasy again.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Thimblefinger, who had a keen eye for such things, noticed that they were beginning to get glum and dissatisfied, and so he said with a laugh:-- "I've often heard in my travels of children who talked too much, but these don't talk at all."
