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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 For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
acquaintance
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From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
approaching
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From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Quick as thought, I rolled up Pat in his shawl and stuffed him under the seat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
barouche
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From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
belonged
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From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
blue
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
carriage
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From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
contained
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From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
distance
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From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
drove
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
eyes
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
family
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From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
happening
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From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Quick as thought, I rolled up Pat in his shawl and stuffed him under the seat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
home
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then rearranging the lap-robe over my knees, I drove on, trembling a little, it is true.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
knees
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From this reading Then rearranging the lap-robe over my knees, I drove on, trembling a little, it is true.
knew
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From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
ladies
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From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
lap-robe
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From this reading Then rearranging the lap-robe over my knees, I drove on, trembling a little, it is true.
lay
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
looking
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then rearranging the lap-robe over my knees, I drove on, trembling a little, it is true.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then rearranging the lap-robe over my knees, I drove on, trembling a little, it is true.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then rearranging the lap-robe over my knees, I drove on, trembling a little, it is true.
Pat
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
Quick
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From this reading Quick as thought, I rolled up Pat in his shawl and stuffed him under the seat.
quiet
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
rearranging
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From this reading Then rearranging the lap-robe over my knees, I drove on, trembling a little, it is true.
rolled
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From this reading Quick as thought, I rolled up Pat in his shawl and stuffed him under the seat.
saw
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From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
seat
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From this reading Quick as thought, I rolled up Pat in his shawl and stuffed him under the seat.
shawl
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From this reading Quick as thought, I rolled up Pat in his shawl and stuffed him under the seat.
slowly
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
steadily
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
stuffed
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From this reading Quick as thought, I rolled up Pat in his shawl and stuffed him under the seat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
Then
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From this reading Then rearranging the lap-robe over my knees, I drove on, trembling a little, it is true.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quick as thought, I rolled up Pat in his shawl and stuffed him under the seat.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
trembling
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From this reading Then rearranging the lap-robe over my knees, I drove on, trembling a little, it is true.
true
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From this reading Then rearranging the lap-robe over my knees, I drove on, trembling a little, it is true.
twinkling
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Quick as thought, I rolled up Pat in his shawl and stuffed him under the seat.
up
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
usually
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From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
very
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From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
village
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From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an open barouche, and I knew it belonged to a family of our acquaintance, in the village, and that it usually contained ladies.
well
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From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time, everything went very well, but happening to look up, I saw in the distance a carriage approaching.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I drove slowly home, and little Pat lay very quiet, looking up steadily at me with his twinkling blue eyes.
