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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 She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
afraid
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The evening was spent by her and Preston over engravings again.
all
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SATIN AND FEATHERS.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If she could do but that Daisy thought she would be happy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
carrying
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
cottage
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If she could do but that Daisy thought she would be happy.
Daisy
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
dinner-table
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If she could do but that Daisy thought she would be happy.
engravings
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From this reading The evening was spent by her and Preston over engravings again.
evening
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From this reading The evening was spent by her and Preston over engravings again.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
FEATHERS
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From this reading SATIN AND FEATHERS.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
happened
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
happy
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From this reading If she could do but that Daisy thought she would be happy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she could do but that Daisy thought she would be happy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
interested
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
joyfully
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
matter
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
Molly's
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
Mr
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
noticed
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
nuts
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
older
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
out
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The evening was spent by her and Preston over engravings again.
own
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
people
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
picked
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
Preston
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From this reading The evening was spent by her and Preston over engravings again.
questions
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
quiet
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
Randolph
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
read
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
SATIN
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From this reading SATIN AND FEATHERS.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
some
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From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
spent
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From this reading The evening was spent by her and Preston over engravings again.
teaching
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
Testament
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
way
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From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was a little afraid of questions at the dinner-table; but it happened that the older people were interested about some matter of their own and she was not noticed at all.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Except in a quiet way by Mr. Randolph, who picked out nuts for her; and Daisy took them and thought joyfully of carrying a Testament to Molly's cottage and teaching her to read it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If she could do but that Daisy thought she would be happy.
