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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 "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
back
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From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
best
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From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
book
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From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
came
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From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
die
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From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
explained
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From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
flowers
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From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
girl
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From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
go
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From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
gulch
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From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SPIRIT THAT PLAYED WITH HER.
hero
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From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
heroine
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From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
like
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From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
looks
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From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
man
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From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
meant
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From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
mother
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From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
music
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From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
nature
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From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
night
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From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
place
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From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
play-house
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From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
PLAYED
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From this reading THE SPIRIT THAT PLAYED WITH HER.
pretty
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From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
read
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From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
said
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From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
scenery
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From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
slowly
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From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
SPIRIT
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From this reading THE SPIRIT THAT PLAYED WITH HER.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
sweet
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From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SPIRIT THAT PLAYED WITH HER.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIRIT THAT PLAYED WITH HER.
theatre
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From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
there
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From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
Tom
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From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
up
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From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
walked
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From this reading "This looks like the scenery in a theatre," said Tom, as slowly they walked up the gulch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SPIRIT THAT PLAYED WITH HER.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She asked him what he meant and he explained as best he could the nature of a play-house, where to sweet music and amid flowers the hero told the heroine that he would die for her.
wrong
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From this reading She replied that it must be pretty, but that a book which she had read told her that it was wrong to go to such a place.
young
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From this reading In this book there was a girl, and one night she went with a young man to a theatre and when she came back her mother was dead.
