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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 look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
awed
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From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
baba
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
back
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From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
Bethsaba
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From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
child
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From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
cry
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
enough
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From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
EYES
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
faces
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
fairy
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From this reading They had told her fairy tales.
following
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
forever
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
give
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From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
gone
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
GREEN
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
mamma
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From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
MAN
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
mites
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
moanings
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From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
more
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From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
new
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
nurse
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
nurses
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From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
old
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
others
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
pata
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
remembered
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From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
set
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
small
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
STORY
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
tales
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From this reading They had told her fairy tales.
tears
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had told her fairy tales.
up
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
used
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From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
washing
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From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
Well
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From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Well, pata and baba she could not give back to them; but she remembered what her nurses had done when she was a little child and used to cry for her mamma.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading One child set up the cry, the others following in chorus, "Where is baba? where is pata?" and she might have gone on forever washing the tears from the little faces.
whimperings
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From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE STORY OF THE MAN WITH THE GREEN EYES But the small mites were not as good with their new nurse as they had been with the old one.
Zeneida
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From this reading A look from Zeneida had been enough to still their moanings and whimperings; but Bethsaba was little more than a child herself, they were not in the least awed by her.
