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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 It was for all the world as if she had bought a plait and stuck it on.
all
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was for all the world as if she had bought a plait and stuck it on.
away
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From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You wouldn't believe the style there is to ut.
bought
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From this reading It was for all the world as if she had bought a plait and stuck it on.
Bridgie's
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From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
desired
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
eagerly
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From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
Esmeralda
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From this reading Esmeralda said no one would believe that it was really her own.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
exhibiting
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
eyes
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
flicked
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From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
four
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From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
hair
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Esmeralda said no one would believe that it was really her own.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
I'll
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From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was for all the world as if she had bought a plait and stuck it on.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
impossible
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You wouldn't believe the style there is to ut.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
Kate's
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
lank
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
like
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From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
listeners
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
locks
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was for all the world as if she had bought a plait and stuck it on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
opened
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
own
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From this reading Esmeralda said no one would believe that it was really her own.
Pixie
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
plait
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From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
propensities
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
really
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From this reading Esmeralda said no one would believe that it was really her own.
roving
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
said
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From this reading Esmeralda said no one would believe that it was really her own.
seen
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
significantly
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
smiled
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
stuck
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From this reading It was for all the world as if she had bought a plait and stuck it on.
style
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From this reading You wouldn't believe the style there is to ut.
tears
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From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
there
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From this reading You wouldn't believe the style there is to ut.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
untidy
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From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
used
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From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
ut
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From this reading You wouldn't believe the style there is to ut.
visiting
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From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The listeners opened their eyes significantly, for no one had ever seen Kate's hair untidy, and it was impossible to imagine the lank locks exhibiting roving propensities; but Pixie smiled, and that was all that had been desired.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Pixie flicked the tears away and cried eagerly-- "I'll plait it in four, like I used to do Bridgie's when she went visiting.
world
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From this reading It was for all the world as if she had bought a plait and stuck it on.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Esmeralda said no one would believe that it was really her own.
wouldn't
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From this reading You wouldn't believe the style there is to ut.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You wouldn't believe the style there is to ut.
