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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 Now Prissy Smith was a girls' girl, while Cissy Carter was a boys' girl.
Also
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading That was mainly the difference between them.
BOYS
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From this reading CISSY CARTER, BOYS' GIRL.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
CARTER
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From this reading CISSY CARTER, BOYS' GIRL.
CISSY
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From this reading CISSY CARTER, BOYS' GIRL.
cried
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
difference
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From this reading That was mainly the difference between them.
ear
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
fleetness
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From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
foot
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From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
gave
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
GIRL
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From this reading CISSY CARTER, BOYS' GIRL.
girls
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From this reading Now Prissy Smith was a girls' girl, while Cissy Carter was a boys' girl.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
Hugh
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
indeed
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From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
John
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
looking
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
love
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From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
mainly
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From this reading That was mainly the difference between them.
never
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
Now
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From this reading Now Prissy Smith was a girls' girl, while Cissy Carter was a boys' girl.
occasion
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From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
other
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
particularly
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From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
play
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From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
Prissy
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From this reading Now Prissy Smith was a girls' girl, while Cissy Carter was a boys' girl.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
Smith
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From this reading Now Prissy Smith was a girls' girl, while Cissy Carter was a boys' girl.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
teased
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was mainly the difference between them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was mainly the difference between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading That was mainly the difference between them.
then
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
told
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
waited
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now Prissy Smith was a girls' girl, while Cissy Carter was a boys' girl.
way
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From this reading Also if Hugh John teased her she never cried nor told on him, but waited till he was looking the other way and then gave him something for himself on the ear.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not that Prissy did not love boys' play upon occasion, for which indeed her fleetness of foot particularly fitted her.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Now Prissy Smith was a girls' girl, while Cissy Carter was a boys' girl.
