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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 I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
Albert
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From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
Albert's
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From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
American
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
artificial
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From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
babyhood
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From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
back
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From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
big
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
Bois
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From this reading "She missed her Paris," said Raymond, "and her drive in the Bois."
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
called
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
came
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
cherished
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
chronology
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
completely
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From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
critical
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From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
deal
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From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
deference
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From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
diminished
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From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
drive
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From this reading "She missed her Paris," said Raymond, "and her drive in the Bois."
Europe
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From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
exacting
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From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
Father
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
father's
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From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
filled
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
grandmother
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
home
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From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
house
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From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
impression
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From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
inspect
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
interest
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From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
kept
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From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
leaving
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From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
lessened
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From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
mean
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From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
menage
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
missed
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From this reading "She missed her Paris," said Raymond, "and her drive in the Bois."
more
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
mother
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From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
now
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From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
offspring
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
old
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
Paris
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From this reading "She missed her Paris," said Raymond, "and her drive in the Bois."
purely
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
Raymond
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From this reading "She missed her Paris," said Raymond, "and her drive in the Bois."
said
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From this reading "She missed her Paris," said Raymond, "and her drive in the Bois."
see
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
sense
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From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
sharpened
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From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
sometimes
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
town
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From this reading His father's lessened interest in Europe (and his diminished deference for it) kept his mother at home completely--and by "home" I now mean the town in which Albert had been born.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
water-waves
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From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
well
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She brought her water-waves and her sharpened critical sense, and went back leaving the impression that she was artificial and exacting.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I Little Albert's babyhood kept his mother a good deal at home--and by "home" I mean the house in which he had been born.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
year
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From this reading Father, mother, and offspring filled the big house as well as they could--the big, _old_ house as it was sometimes called by those who cherished a chronology that was purely American; and Albert was more than a year and a half along in life before his grandmother came across to see him and to inspect the distant _menage_.
