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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 ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
all
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
away
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From this reading She scolded the kids, smacked them impartially, and then snatched the sweets and shied them away.
bag
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
bank
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From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
Berlin
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From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
bigger
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
brood
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
came
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
children
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
commonplace
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From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
crude
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From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
dealt
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From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
division
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
experience
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From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
fashion
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
fates
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From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
followed
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
haste
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
holiday
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From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
how
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From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
hugged
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
Hyde
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From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
illustration
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From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
immediately
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
impartially
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From this reading She scolded the kids, smacked them impartially, and then snatched the sweets and shied them away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
incident
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From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
kids
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From this reading She scolded the kids, smacked them impartially, and then snatched the sweets and shied them away.
kindly-looking
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
kissed
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
Loud
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
made
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From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
matter
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
mother
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
pacified
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
Park
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From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
produced
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
promptly
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
repenting
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
ROSA
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From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
scolded
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From this reading She scolded the kids, smacked them impartially, and then snatched the sweets and shied them away.
scuffling
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
serve
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From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
settled
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She scolded the kids, smacked them impartially, and then snatched the sweets and shied them away.
shied
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From this reading She scolded the kids, smacked them impartially, and then snatched the sweets and shied them away.
smacked
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From this reading She scolded the kids, smacked them impartially, and then snatched the sweets and shied them away.
smile
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From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
snatched
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From this reading She scolded the kids, smacked them impartially, and then snatched the sweets and shied them away.
some
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
somewhat
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
soul
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
Spartan
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
squabbling
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
sweets
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She scolded the kids, smacked them impartially, and then snatched the sweets and shied them away.
then
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From this reading She scolded the kids, smacked them impartially, and then snatched the sweets and shied them away.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
Three
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From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
way
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Three children were scuffling and squabbling over the division of some sweets when the mother, a kindly-looking soul, came promptly and settled the matter in a somewhat Spartan fashion.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ROSA I remember a little commonplace incident in Hyde Park one bank holiday which made me smile at the time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This has nothing to do with my experience in Berlin, except to serve as a crude illustration of how the fates dealt with me.
yells
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From this reading Loud yells followed, of course, and repenting her haste, she kissed and hugged her little brood, immediately produced a bigger bag of sweets and in this way pacified them all.
