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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 ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
anxiety
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
attention
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From this reading Even George, who paid scant attention to weather, looked worn and pale.
BABIES
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
blanket
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
breakfast
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From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
breathless
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From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
came
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
care
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
CULTURE
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
don't
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From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
down
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From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
eating
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From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even George, who paid scant attention to weather, looked worn and pale.
eyes
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From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
George
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From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
Geraldine
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From this reading "It's Geraldine, Jarge.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
heat
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
It's
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From this reading "It's Geraldine, Jarge.
Jarge
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From this reading "It's Geraldine, Jarge.
large
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
late
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From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even George, who paid scant attention to weather, looked worn and pale.
Midsummer
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
murmured
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From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
new
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
O'Brien
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
opposite
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From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
out
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From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
paid
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From this reading Even George, who paid scant attention to weather, looked worn and pale.
pale
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From this reading Even George, who paid scant attention to weather, looked worn and pale.
prostration
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
Riley
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From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
Rosie
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
sad
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From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
sat
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From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
scant
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From this reading Even George, who paid scant attention to weather, looked worn and pale.
serious
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From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
served
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From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
stared
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From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
suffocating
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
sultry
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From this reading "I don't mind about myself," she murmured one breathless sultry morning as she served George Riley his late breakfast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
very
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From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
weather
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From this reading Even George, who paid scant attention to weather, looked worn and pale.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rosie sat down opposite him as he began eating and stared at him out of eyes that were very sad and very serious.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Even George, who paid scant attention to weather, looked worn and pale.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
world
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From this reading ON THE CULTURE OF BABIES Midsummer came and with it a great suffocating blanket of heat which brought prostration to the world at large and to little Rosie O'Brien a new care and a great anxiety.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Even George, who paid scant attention to weather, looked worn and pale.
