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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 The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
already
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From this reading He was already winking his eyes and opening his mouth when mamma’s voice came from the dining-room saying:
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Vania frowned and wondered how he could manage to quarrel and so find an excuse to bawl.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
bad
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
bawl
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From this reading Vania frowned and wondered how he could manage to quarrel and so find an excuse to bawl.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
began
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From this reading Nina pouted, made a wry face, and began to whine:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
came
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carpet
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
chasing
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
children
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Vania frowned and wondered how he could manage to quarrel and so find an excuse to bawl.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
dining-room
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dress
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
excuse
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eyes
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face
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find
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was already winking his eyes and opening his mouth when mamma’s voice came from the dining-room saying:
frowned
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From this reading Vania frowned and wondered how he could manage to quarrel and so find an excuse to bawl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vania frowned and wondered how he could manage to quarrel and so find an excuse to bawl.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was already winking his eyes and opening his mouth when mamma’s voice came from the dining-room saying:
how
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From this reading Vania frowned and wondered how he could manage to quarrel and so find an excuse to bawl.
humour
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Tea, nursie, I want my tea!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
inviting
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
made
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From this reading Nina pouted, made a wry face, and began to whine:
mamma's
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manage
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From this reading Vania frowned and wondered how he could manage to quarrel and so find an excuse to bawl.
merrily
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
mouth
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From this reading He was already winking his eyes and opening his mouth when mamma’s voice came from the dining-room saying:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Tea, nursie, I want my tea!”
Nina
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From this reading Nina pouted, made a wry face, and began to whine:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
notice
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
nursie
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From this reading “Tea, nursie, I want my tea!”
nursie's
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
opening
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From this reading He was already winking his eyes and opening his mouth when mamma’s voice came from the dining-room saying:
other
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
pouted
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From this reading Nina pouted, made a wry face, and began to whine:
quarrel
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From this reading Vania frowned and wondered how he could manage to quarrel and so find an excuse to bawl.
rays
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
romp
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
saying
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seemed
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Vania frowned and wondered how he could manage to quarrel and so find an excuse to bawl.
sun
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
sun's
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
tail
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
Tea
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From this reading “Tea, nursie, I want my tea!”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
Vania
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From this reading Vania frowned and wondered how he could manage to quarrel and so find an excuse to bawl.
voice
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waked
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
walls
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From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
want
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From this reading “Tea, nursie, I want my tea!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was already winking his eyes and opening his mouth when mamma’s voice came from the dining-room saying:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sun’s rays were chasing each other merrily across the carpet, the walls, and the tail of nursie’s dress, and seemed to be inviting the children to a romp, but they did not notice the sun, they had waked in a bad humour.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was already winking his eyes and opening his mouth when mamma’s voice came from the dining-room saying:
whine
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From this reading Nina pouted, made a wry face, and began to whine:
winking
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From this reading He was already winking his eyes and opening his mouth when mamma’s voice came from the dining-room saying:
wondered
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From this reading Vania frowned and wondered how he could manage to quarrel and so find an excuse to bawl.
wry
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From this reading Nina pouted, made a wry face, and began to whine:
