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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 Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
almost
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From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
always
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From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
any
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
arm
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But therefore it was partly, too, that Mrs. Randolph tried to put books and thinking as far from her as she could.
bank
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
Belvidere
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
Bible
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From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
book
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading But therefore it was partly, too, that Mrs. Randolph tried to put books and thinking as far from her as she could.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
came
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
checked
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
child
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
coming
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But therefore it was partly, too, that Mrs. Randolph tried to put books and thinking as far from her as she could.
country
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
Daisy
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
daughter
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
days
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
delicate
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
drooping
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
fancied
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
fancy
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
far
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From this reading But therefore it was partly, too, that Mrs. Randolph tried to put books and thinking as far from her as she could.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But therefore it was partly, too, that Mrs. Randolph tried to put books and thinking as far from her as she could.
generally
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
going
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
guessing
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From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
hardly
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
head
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
heard
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
less
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
lively
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
moped
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
moping
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
mother
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
Mrs
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
out
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
pains
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From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
partly
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From this reading But therefore it was partly, too, that Mrs. Randolph tried to put books and thinking as far from her as she could.
put
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From this reading But therefore it was partly, too, that Mrs. Randolph tried to put books and thinking as far from her as she could.
Randolph
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
rose-bush
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
run
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
said
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
seen
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
sitting
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
some
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
somehow
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From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
studies
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From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
taken
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From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
then
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But therefore it was partly, too, that Mrs. Randolph tried to put books and thinking as far from her as she could.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
too
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From this reading But therefore it was partly, too, that Mrs. Randolph tried to put books and thinking as far from her as she could.
tried
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From this reading But therefore it was partly, too, that Mrs. Randolph tried to put books and thinking as far from her as she could.
true
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From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
turn
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From this reading But her mother thought Daisy was drooping; and Daisy had been a delicate child, and the doctor had told them to turn her out in the country and "let her run;" therefore it was that she was hardly ever checked in any fancy that came into her head.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
usual
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From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For some days after this time, Mrs. Randolph fancied that her little daughter was less lively than usual; she "moped," her mother said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Daisy was not moping, but it was true she had been little seen or heard; and then it was generally sitting with a book in the Belvidere or on a bank under a rose-bush, or going out or coming in with a book under her arm.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Randolph did not know that this book was almost always the Bible, and Daisy had taken a little pains that she should not know, guessing somehow that it would not be good for her studies.
