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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 By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
agitated
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From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
Alvina
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From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Throttle-Ha’penny worked fitfully through the winter, and in the spring broke down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
attempts
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From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
bird
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From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
broke
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From this reading Throttle-Ha’penny worked fitfully through the winter, and in the spring broke down.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
certain
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From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
childish
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From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
corner
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit moping in a corner, with his head under his wing.
down
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From this reading Throttle-Ha’penny worked fitfully through the winter, and in the spring broke down.
enfeebled
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From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
exhausted
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From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
false
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From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
feminine
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From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
fitfully
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From this reading Throttle-Ha’penny worked fitfully through the winter, and in the spring broke down.
flown
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From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
fluttered
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From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
fly
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From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
freedom
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From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
head
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit moping in a corner, with his head under his wing.
hearts
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From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes he would sit moping in a corner, with his head under his wing.
Houghton
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From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Throttle-Ha’penny worked fitfully through the winter, and in the spring broke down.
indulgence
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From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
James
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From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
like
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From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
Miss
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From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
moping
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit moping in a corner, with his head under his wing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
pathetic
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From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
Pinnegar
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From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
room
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From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
round
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From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
sit
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit moping in a corner, with his head under his wing.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit moping in a corner, with his head under his wing.
spring
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From this reading Throttle-Ha’penny worked fitfully through the winter, and in the spring broke down.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Throttle-Ha’penny worked fitfully through the winter, and in the spring broke down.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
Throttle-Ha'penny
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From this reading Throttle-Ha’penny worked fitfully through the winter, and in the spring broke down.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Throttle-Ha’penny worked fitfully through the winter, and in the spring broke down.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
touched
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From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
treat
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From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Sometimes he would sit moping in a corner, with his head under his wing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading By this time James Houghton had a pathetic, childish look which touched the hearts of Alvina and Miss Pinnegar.
window-glass
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From this reading He was like a bird that has flown into a room and is exhausted, enfeebled by its attempts to fly through the false freedom of the window-glass.
wing
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From this reading Sometimes he would sit moping in a corner, with his head under his wing.
winter
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From this reading Throttle-Ha’penny worked fitfully through the winter, and in the spring broke down.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They began to treat him with a certain feminine indulgence, as he fluttered round, agitated and bewildered.
worked
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From this reading Throttle-Ha’penny worked fitfully through the winter, and in the spring broke down.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes he would sit moping in a corner, with his head under his wing.
