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accept
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
affectionately
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
all
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
appeared
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From this reading It appeared she knew Lady Isobel's housekeeper, and was not sorry to have an excuse for taking tea with her.
appointed
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
Bobby
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From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
boy
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
considered
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
excuse
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From this reading It appeared she knew Lady Isobel's housekeeper, and was not sorry to have an excuse for taking tea with her.
faces
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
four
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From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
FRIEND
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From this reading HIS NEW FRIEND.
friends
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
grandmother
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
greatest
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
greeted
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
harm
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It appeared she knew Lady Isobel's housekeeper, and was not sorry to have an excuse for taking tea with her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It appeared she knew Lady Isobel's housekeeper, and was not sorry to have an excuse for taking tea with her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS NEW FRIEND.
house
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
housekeeper
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From this reading It appeared she knew Lady Isobel's housekeeper, and was not sorry to have an excuse for taking tea with her.
invitation
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
Isobel
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From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
Isobel's
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From this reading It appeared she knew Lady Isobel's housekeeper, and was not sorry to have an excuse for taking tea with her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
knew
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From this reading It appeared she knew Lady Isobel's housekeeper, and was not sorry to have an excuse for taking tea with her.
Lady
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From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
lawn
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From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
lost
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
most
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
NEW
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From this reading HIS NEW FRIEND.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
Nobbles
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It appeared she knew Lady Isobel's housekeeper, and was not sorry to have an excuse for taking tea with her.
Nurse
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
o'clock
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From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
off
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
once
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
out
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From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
presented
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
sad-faced
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
said
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
shyness
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
sitting
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From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
small
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
smiling
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
soon
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
sorry
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From this reading It appeared she knew Lady Isobel's housekeeper, and was not sorry to have an excuse for taking tea with her.
spoke
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
taking
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From this reading It appeared she knew Lady Isobel's housekeeper, and was not sorry to have an excuse for taking tea with her.
tea
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From this reading It appeared she knew Lady Isobel's housekeeper, and was not sorry to have an excuse for taking tea with her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
then
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
too
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
up
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From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was four o'clock, and Bobby was sitting out upon the lawn with his new friend, Lady Isobel.
woman
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From this reading So Bobby and Nobbles, with smiling faces, presented themselves at the appointed time, and Lady Isobel greeted the small boy most affectionately, Nurse went off to the house, and then he lost all shyness, and was soon the greatest friends with the sad-faced woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His grandmother at first told Nurse that she considered him too small to accept such an invitation; but Nurse for once spoke up for him, and said she thought it would do him no harm.
