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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 He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
all
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
always
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From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
apron
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
beaten
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From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
cambric
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
camp
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
carefully
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
Carr
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From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
Damnation
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From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
dawned
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From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
down
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
earth
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From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
easel
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
Eden
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From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
end
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From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
excellent
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From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
explode
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From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
eyes
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
father
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From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
glass
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
go
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From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
hand
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
heard
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From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
hem
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
I've
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From this reading "I've invented a machine," observed the young man, modestly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
invented
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From this reading "I've invented a machine," observed the young man, modestly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
listening
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From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
living
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From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
lovely
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
lusty
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From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
machine
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From this reading "I've invented a machine," observed the young man, modestly.
maid
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From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
man
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From this reading "I've invented a machine," observed the young man, modestly.
mice
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From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
modestly
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From this reading "I've invented a machine," observed the young man, modestly.
Mr
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From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
much
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From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
observed
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From this reading "I've invented a machine," observed the young man, modestly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
only
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From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
painting
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
picked
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
removed
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
said
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From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
sat
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
Saxon
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From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
sitting
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
stole
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From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
stool
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
sunbeam
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From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
sweetest
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From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
tears
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
there
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
traces
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
trained
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From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
troupe
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From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
up
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
wet
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From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He always said it when beaten; it was the beginning of the end, and the end of the sweetest beginning that ever dawned on earth for a maid since the first sunbeam stole into Eden.
wisdom
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From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So she sat down on her little camp stool before her easel and picked up a hand glass; and, sitting there, carefully removed all traces of tears from her wet and lovely eyes with the cambric hem of her painting apron.
word
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From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Damnation!" repeated Mr. Carr, "am I to understand that the only thing you can do for a living is to go about with a troupe of trained mice?"
young
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From this reading For one so young she had much wisdom and excellent taste; and listening, she heard her father explode in one lusty Saxon word.
