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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 Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
Anne
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From this reading Her pretty mother, as fair and placid as little Anne was dark and dynamic, bore this announcement calmly.
announced
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From this reading “Mother, I know my vocation!” she announced.
announcement
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From this reading Her pretty mother, as fair and placid as little Anne was dark and dynamic, bore this announcement calmly.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
attention
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From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
back
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
bore
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From this reading Her pretty mother, as fair and placid as little Anne was dark and dynamic, bore this announcement calmly.
bright
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
calmly
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From this reading Her pretty mother, as fair and placid as little Anne was dark and dynamic, bore this announcement calmly.
carpet
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
child
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From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
completely
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From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
crooked
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
cropped
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
dark
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
dropping
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
dynamic
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From this reading Her pretty mother, as fair and placid as little Anne was dark and dynamic, bore this announcement calmly.
elbow
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
elfin
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
ended
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
engrossed
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From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
extended
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
eyes
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
face
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her pretty mother, as fair and placid as little Anne was dark and dynamic, bore this announcement calmly.
flat-soled
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
floor
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From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
fractional
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From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
gave
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From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
green
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
grimy
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
hair
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
hand
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
heel
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
hip
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mother, I know my vocation!” she announced.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mother, I know my vocation!” she announced.
knuckles
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
leg
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her pretty mother, as fair and placid as little Anne was dark and dynamic, bore this announcement calmly.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
Mother
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From this reading “Mother, I know my vocation!” she announced.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mother, I know my vocation!” she announced.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
occupation
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From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
other
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
out
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
placid
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From this reading Her pretty mother, as fair and placid as little Anne was dark and dynamic, bore this announcement calmly.
pretty
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From this reading Her pretty mother, as fair and placid as little Anne was dark and dynamic, bore this announcement calmly.
pump
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
pushed
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
raised
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
rested
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
sat
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
see-sawed
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
slender
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
somewhat
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her pretty mother, as fair and placid as little Anne was dark and dynamic, bore this announcement calmly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
toe
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
up
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From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
vocation
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From this reading “Mother, I know my vocation!” she announced.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thin child on the floor was completely engrossed in her occupation, but she never gave fractional attention to anything.
weight
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From this reading She rested on one elbow, her weight on her hip, one long, slender leg crooked under her, the other extended at length over the green carpet, the foot that ended it dropping in and out of its flat-soled pump as it see-sawed from heel to toe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly the child sat up, raised her elfin face, pushed back her cropped dark hair from her dark, bright eyes with the back of a slender hand somewhat grimy on its knuckles.
