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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 "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
a'n't
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From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
ah
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From this reading How old ah' you, this summa?
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
Atwell
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From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
child
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From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
children
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
Clem
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From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
clerk
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Time does go so!"
folks
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
girl
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
go
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From this reading Time does go so!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
housekeeper's
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
How
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From this reading How old ah' you, this summa?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
Israel
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From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
keep
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
led
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
live
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From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
minute
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From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
moa
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From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
mother
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From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
Mrs
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From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
much
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From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
Now
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From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
official
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
old
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From this reading How old ah' you, this summa?
prepared
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
private
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
room
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
said
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From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
see
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From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
summa
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From this reading How old ah' you, this summa?
talkin
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From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
there
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How old ah' you, this summa?
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time does go so!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
want
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From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
wanted
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From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
Why
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From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She took the girl from the clerk, and led her to the official housekeeper's room which she said had been prepared for her so that folks need not keep running to her in her private room where she wanted to be alone with her children, when she was there.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, I want you should come in and see where I live, a minute," said Mrs. Atwell.
youaself
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From this reading "Why, you a'n't much moa than a child youaself, Clem, and here I be talkin' to you as if you was a mother in Israel.
