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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 she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
act
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From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
affair
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
afterward
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From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
boys
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
business
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
college
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
commanding
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
comments
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then she could have regarded him with romantic tenderness.
death
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
discomfort
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
doubtful
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
embrace
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
false
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
Farmer
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
full
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From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
generally
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
girl
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
glory
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
GOES
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From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
Goodale
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then she could have regarded him with romantic tenderness.
heard
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
hero
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
home
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
Hope
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From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
horrible
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
household
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
increased
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
inspection
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
kiss
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
knew
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
like
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
made
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
mother
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
much
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
note
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
only
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
PEE-WEE
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From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
Pee-wee's
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From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
realized
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From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
regarded
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From this reading Then she could have regarded him with romantic tenderness.
rescued
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
romantic
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From this reading Then she could have regarded him with romantic tenderness.
saw
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
scene
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
scout's
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
significance
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From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
some
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
somewhat
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
story
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From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
tall
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
tenderness
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From this reading Then she could have regarded him with romantic tenderness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
Then
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From this reading Then she could have regarded him with romantic tenderness.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
trip
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
triumph
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From this reading Farmer Goodale, somewhat doubtful about the affair, made a trip to the scene of Pee-wee’s triumph and his inspection only increased the little scout’s glory.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PEE-WEE GOES TO IT It was not until afterward that Hope realized the full significance of Pee-wee’s act.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she saw her mother embrace and kiss him (much to Pee-wee’s discomfort) and heard the comments of the household generally, it struck her that she had been rescued from a horrible death, like a girl in a story.
whole
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From this reading The one false note in the whole business was that her hero was not tall and commanding, like some of the college boys she knew at home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she could have regarded him with romantic tenderness.
