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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 We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
beautiful
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
Bellevue
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
blue
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
breakfast
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
catch
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
children
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
darker
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
deal
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
eager
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
eighteen
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
endure
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
enjoy
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
envy
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
Europe
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
evidently
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
eyes
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
face
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
feelings
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
flower-like
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
full
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
getting
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
girl
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
glad
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
glints
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
gold
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
greatly
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
hair
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
health
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
interested
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
Italy
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
Jack
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
Katy
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
large
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
later
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
looking
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
low
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
motherless
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
much
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
nephew
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
niece
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
objective
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
once
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
only
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
Paris
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
people
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
presumably
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
pride
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
reddish
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
route
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
salon
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
sat
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
see
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
seen
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
shade
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
showing
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
sister
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
some
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
sometimes
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
spirits
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
sunlight
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
sweet
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From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
taking
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
talking
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
Three
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
times
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
tired
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
traveling
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
twice
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
up
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From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
watched
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Katy was a beautiful girl of eighteen, with large blue eyes and a sweet, flower-like face, and hair something the shade mine had been when young, but much darker, with glints of reddish gold showing on it in the sunlight.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I was getting tired and glad of a rest in Paris, where at the Bellevue I was taking my breakfast one morning in our salon, while Katy and Jack were looking up some route presumably to Italy, our next objective point.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
word
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
years
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From this reading Three years later I was again in Europe, traveling with my nephew and niece, Katy and Jack, the motherless children of my only sister.
young
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From this reading We had seen a great deal, for the young people were full of life and health, and eager to see everything—not once, but twice and sometimes three times.
youth
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From this reading They were evidently greatly interested and even excited, but were talking so low that I could not catch a word, as I sat and watched them with feelings of pride and half envy of their youth and spirits which could enjoy everything and endure everything.
