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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 "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
answered
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From this reading "How nice," she answered, with her sweet smile.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
awful
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
Barnard
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
began
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
busy
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From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
care
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From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
CONCLUSION
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From this reading CONCLUSION.
errand
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From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
first-rate
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
girls
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From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
go
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From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
he's
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "How nice," she answered, with her sweet smile.
How
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From this reading "How nice," she answered, with her sweet smile.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
Jimmy
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
kitchen
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From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
Kitty
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From this reading "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
know
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From this reading "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
like
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
Ma
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From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
mean
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
nice
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From this reading "How nice," she answered, with her sweet smile.
now
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
once
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
out
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From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How nice," she answered, with her sweet smile.
smile
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From this reading "How nice," she answered, with her sweet smile.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
soon
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
subject
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
sweet
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From this reading "How nice," she answered, with her sweet smile.
take
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From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
tell
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From this reading "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
think
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
used
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From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
WANT
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From this reading "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I used to like Jimmy Barnard first-rate," he began at once into the subject as soon as they were alone, "but now I think he's awful mean.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "Ma is busy in the kitchen, and you can take care of me while the girls go out of an errand."
whispered
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From this reading "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "How nice," she answered, with her sweet smile.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I WANT to tell you something," he whispered to Kitty, "a secret, you know."
