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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 _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
acquaintances
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
acquisition
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From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
all
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From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their manners were polished in the extreme and they at once became prime favorites.
Ball
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From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
bears
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From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
became
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From this reading Their manners were polished in the extreme and they at once became prime favorites.
Bedelia's
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
bitten
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From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
captured
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
chew
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From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
cubs
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
devoted
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
distinction
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From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
else
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
especial
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From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
events
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From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
exclusion
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
extreme
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From this reading Their manners were polished in the extreme and they at once became prime favorites.
fact
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From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
fancy
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
favorites
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From this reading Their manners were polished in the extreme and they at once became prime favorites.
fear
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From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
fellow
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
frau
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
Germany
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From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
immediately
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
Kaiser
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
labeled
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
looking
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
made
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From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
manners
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From this reading Their manners were polished in the extreme and they at once became prime favorites.
marked
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From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
more
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From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
new
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From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
Nursery
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From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
off
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From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
once
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From this reading Their manners were polished in the extreme and they at once became prime favorites.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
Pan
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
particularly
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
Peter
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
plump
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From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
polished
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From this reading Their manners were polished in the extreme and they at once became prime favorites.
prime
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From this reading Their manners were polished in the extreme and they at once became prime favorites.
proved
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From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
round
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
sending
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From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
sleek
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From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
society
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From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
specimens
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From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
strange
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From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
tagged
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From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
Teddy
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From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their manners were polished in the extreme and they at once became prime favorites.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Ball in the Nursery._ THE new Teddy bears proved a great acquisition to the society of the nursery.
turn
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From this reading Peter Pan was anything but pleased at this turn of events, and began to fear that he had bitten off more than he could chew in sending for the strange bears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them, a particularly fine looking fellow, was labeled “the Kaiser,” and his round and sleek little frau so captured Bedelia’s fancy that she immediately devoted herself to the new acquaintances to the exclusion of everything else, even to Peter Pan and the cubs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were fine, plump specimens, and were all tagged “made in Germany,” a fact which marked them with especial distinction.
