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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 When I was all dressed for church I opened a little drawer to get my gloves.
all
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From this reading When I was all dressed for church I opened a little drawer to get my gloves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
appeared
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From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
box
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From this reading There lay the box containing Stephen’s gift.
breakfast
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From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
church
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From this reading When I was all dressed for church I opened a little drawer to get my gloves.
containing
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From this reading There lay the box containing Stephen’s gift.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
drawer
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From this reading When I was all dressed for church I opened a little drawer to get my gloves.
dream-girl
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From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
dressed
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From this reading When I was all dressed for church I opened a little drawer to get my gloves.
Endicott
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From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
Fan
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From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I was all dressed for church I opened a little drawer to get my gloves.
get
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From this reading When I was all dressed for church I opened a little drawer to get my gloves.
gift
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From this reading There lay the box containing Stephen’s gift.
girl
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From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
gloves
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From this reading When I was all dressed for church I opened a little drawer to get my gloves.
go
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From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
helped
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From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
just
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From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
kiss
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From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
lay
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From this reading There lay the box containing Stephen’s gift.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
longer
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From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
Mamma
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From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
much
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From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I was all dressed for church I opened a little drawer to get my gloves.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
notice
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From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
opened
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From this reading When I was all dressed for church I opened a little drawer to get my gloves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
papa
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From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
past
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From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
places
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From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
pre-occupied
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From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
Rosalind
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From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
said
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From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
some
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From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
Stephen
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From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
Stephen's
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From this reading There lay the box containing Stephen’s gift.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
tender
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From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
there
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From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
too
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From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
trying
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From this reading Mamma helped me over the trying places, and papa just said with his tender morning kiss,—“And this little girl, too.”
very
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From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I was all dressed for church I opened a little drawer to get my gloves.
wished
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From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wished there could be no such thing as breakfast the next morning, but there was, and I had to go through with it, feeling that I was no longer I, that Rosalind Endicott was some dream-girl of the past.
wonderfully
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From this reading Stephen was very good and did not notice me much, and Fan appeared wonderfully pre-occupied.
