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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 programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
absent-minded
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
always
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From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And bath and bed and dreamland followed.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
bath
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From this reading And bath and bed and dreamland followed.
bed
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From this reading And bath and bed and dreamland followed.
bedtime
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From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
box
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
child
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
Conrad
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From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
contents
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From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
conversation
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
curiosity
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
diary
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From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
dragged
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
dreamland
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From this reading And bath and bed and dreamland followed.
dreamy
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
ensued
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
father
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
few
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From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
followed
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From this reading And bath and bed and dreamland followed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
full
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From this reading That was the invariable routine, now once more in full swing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
Herr
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From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
included
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
invalid
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
invariable
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From this reading That was the invariable routine, now once more in full swing.
kept
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From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
late
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From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
more
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From this reading That was the invariable routine, now once more in full swing.
narrative
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
now
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From this reading That was the invariable routine, now once more in full swing.
occasions
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
once
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From this reading That was the invariable routine, now once more in full swing.
out
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
pages
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From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
perennial
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
permitted
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From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
personal
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
piecemeal
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
play
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From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
programme
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
read
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From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
reticent
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
routine
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From this reading That was the invariable routine, now once more in full swing.
rummage
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
satisfied
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
story
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From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
swing
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From this reading That was the invariable routine, now once more in full swing.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the invariable routine, now once more in full swing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
Then
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From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
treasures
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
ultimately
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
varied
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From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The programme on such occasions varied little; the child was permitted to rummage among the treasures in the box until she had satisfied her perennial curiosity; conversation with her absent-minded father ensued, which ultimately included a personal narrative, dragged out piecemeal from the reticent, dreamy invalid.
Wilner
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From this reading Then always a few pages of the diary kept by the late Herr Wilner were read as a bedtime story.
Wilner's
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From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
WONDER-BOX
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From this reading THE WONDER-BOX As long as she could remember she had been permitted to play with the contents of the late Herr Conrad Wilner's wonder-box.
