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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 He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
attempts
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
Buy
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said Katy to the first gentleman she met.
candy
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said Katy to the first gentleman she met.
clerks
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
counter
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to a good-natured young gentleman, who was leaning over his counter waiting for a customer.
courage
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
customer
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to a good-natured young gentleman, who was leaning over his counter waiting for a customer.
deign
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
ejected
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
entered
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
EXTRAORDINARY
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From this reading KATY MEETS WITH EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS.
failures
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
Finding
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said Katy to the first gentleman she met.
five
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
followed
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to a good-natured young gentleman, who was leaning over his counter waiting for a customer.
forenoon
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said Katy to the first gentleman she met.
glance
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
good-natured
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to a good-natured young gentleman, who was leaning over his counter waiting for a customer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to a good-natured young gentleman, who was leaning over his counter waiting for a customer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
KATY
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From this reading KATY MEETS WITH EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS.
leaning
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to a good-natured young gentleman, who was leaning over his counter waiting for a customer.
leisure
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
lose
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
manner
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
MEETS
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From this reading KATY MEETS WITH EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS.
met
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said Katy to the first gentleman she met.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to a good-natured young gentleman, who was leaning over his counter waiting for a customer.
people
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
remembered
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
rude
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
said
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said Katy to the first gentleman she met.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
sell
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said Katy to the first gentleman she met.
shop
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
six
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
some
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said Katy to the first gentleman she met.
stick
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From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
store
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
street
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From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
SUCCESS
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From this reading KATY MEETS WITH EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said Katy to the first gentleman she met.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said Katy to the first gentleman she met.
waiting
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to a good-natured young gentleman, who was leaning over his counter waiting for a customer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to a good-natured young gentleman, who was leaning over his counter waiting for a customer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He did not even deign to glance at her; and five or six attempts to sell a stick of candy were failures; but when she remembered the success that had followed her disappointment in the morning, she did not lose her courage.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to a good-natured young gentleman, who was leaning over his counter waiting for a customer.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading KATY MEETS WITH EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Finding that people in the street would not buy, she entered a shop where the clerks seemed to be at leisure, though she did not do so without thinking of the rude manner in which she had been ejected from a store in the forenoon.
young
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From this reading "Buy some candy?" said she to a good-natured young gentleman, who was leaning over his counter waiting for a customer.
