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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 "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
chance
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From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
Daisy
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
Dorrance
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From this reading "He wants you to go to Dorrance Hall with him this evening.
down
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From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
evening
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From this reading "He wants you to go to Dorrance Hall with him this evening.
eyes
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
girls
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From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
go
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From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
Hall
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From this reading "He wants you to go to Dorrance Hall with him this evening.
happy
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
I'll
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
I'm
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
isn't
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From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
jump
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From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
laugh
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
Madison
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From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
Morris
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From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
OH
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
Phil
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From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
plenty
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From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
ready
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
said
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
says
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From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
shining
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From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
snowball
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From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
Square
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From this reading I'll go down on Madison Square and snowball with him if he says so."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "He wants you to go to Dorrance Hall with him this evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
very
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From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
wants
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From this reading "He wants you to go to Dorrance Hall with him this evening.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I know girls, plenty of them, who would jump at the chance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "OH, I'll do it!" said Daisy, with a happy little laugh, her eyes shining, "I'm ready to do anything.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told Phil you would do it, and it isn't such a very dreadful thing to do, Daisy Morris.