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1917
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
afford
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From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
approach
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From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
away
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From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
belt
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
BornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
boy
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
braid
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
breakfast
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
brown
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
care
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From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
change
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
England
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
enough
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From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
father
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
feed
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
few
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
four
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
funny
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From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
girl
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From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
gold
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
guarded
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From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
home
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
hurried
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
intrigued
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
introduced
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
It's
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From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
junior
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
knickers
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
lacked
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
London
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
marched
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From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
marveled
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
Mary
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From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
mouth
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
much
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
nearer
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
Norquay
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
nurse
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From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
old
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
other
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From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
red
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
Rod
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
Roderick
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
said
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From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
see
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From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
self-conscious
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From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
shiny
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
smile
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From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
son
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
sturdy
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
tabs
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
tentatively
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
Thorn
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
toddler
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
two
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From this reading Rod marveled that two years could change a toddler into a sturdy boy in knickers who could be tentatively intrigued by gold braid, red tabs, and a shiny brown belt.
unnecessary
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
want
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From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
weeks
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were both self-conscious enough to afford Mary a smile at their guarded approach to each other.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Born in London, hurried home in 1917 when every unnecessary mouth England had to feed brought her so much nearer want, Roderick junior had no memory of his father.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
years
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From this reading At breakfast Rod was introduced to his son, Roderick Thorn Norquay, who lacked a few weeks of being four years old.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
youngster
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From this reading "It's funny to see you two," she said, when the youngster had marched away in care of a nurse girl.
