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Alessandro
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From this reading “Shall Alessandro come in and carry you out?”
all
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From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
always
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Shall Alessandro come in and carry you out?”
anger
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
bed
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From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
carry
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From this reading “Shall Alessandro come in and carry you out?”
change
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From this reading “I had not spoken to Felipe yet of the change, Ramona,” she said.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall Alessandro come in and carry you out?”
displeasure
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
eagerly
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From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
exclaimed
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From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
expression
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
far
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
Felipe
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From this reading Felipe looked up, startled.
Felipe's
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From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
gentle
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
girl's
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I had not spoken to Felipe yet of the change, Ramona,” she said.
hurt
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had not spoken to Felipe yet of the change, Ramona,” she said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Shall Alessandro come in and carry you out?”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Felipe looked up, startled.
nature
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I had not spoken to Felipe yet of the change, Ramona,” she said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
out
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From this reading “Shall Alessandro come in and carry you out?”
Ramona
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From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
ran
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From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
ready
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From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
resigned
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
room
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From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
said
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From this reading “I had not spoken to Felipe yet of the change, Ramona,” she said.
Senora
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
sensitive
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall Alessandro come in and carry you out?”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
spoken
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From this reading “I had not spoken to Felipe yet of the change, Ramona,” she said.
startled
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From this reading Felipe looked up, startled.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I had not spoken to Felipe yet of the change, Ramona,” she said.
turned
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
up
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From this reading Felipe looked up, startled.
veranda
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From this reading Ramona ran eagerly into Felipe's room, “The bed is all ready on the veranda,” she exclaimed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
worse
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From this reading The Senora turned on Ramona that expression of gentle, resigned displeasure, which always hurt the girl's sensitive nature far worse than anger.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “I had not spoken to Felipe yet of the change, Ramona,” she said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Shall Alessandro come in and carry you out?”