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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 When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
acquired
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
admire
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
ago
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From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
all
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
always
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From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are all before me as I write.
back
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From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
bicycle
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
Boggley
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From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
bustling
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
busy
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
calm
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
certainly
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
chair
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From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
chintz-covered
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From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
crowd
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From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
day
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
distances
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
doll
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From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
don't
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From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
empty
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From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
enjoy
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From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
finished
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From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
fold
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
gone
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From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
happy
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
hours
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
how
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From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
joys
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From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
lent
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From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
living
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From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
looking
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
most
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
mother
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
newly
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
Now
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From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
Oriental
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
people
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From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
practically
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
read
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
remembering
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From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
ride
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
see
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From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
silent
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From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
sit
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
solitude
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From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
tasted
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From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are all before me as I write.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that I have tasted the joys of solitude I don't see how I am to enjoy living in a crowd again.
various
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From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Boggley finished I was silent, remembering the little chintz-covered chair--empty but for a broken doll.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The books lent me by various people are all read long ago, and I have gone back to those that are always with me.
won't
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
write
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From this reading I am practically alone all day, for Boggley has long distances to ride and bicycle--and I never was so happy in my life, I write, and I read, and I fold my hands in newly acquired Oriental calm (which my bustling, busy little mother most certainly won't admire), and sit looking before me for hours.
