Chapter I
THE TINY STORY BOOK. G. W. HOBBS, CHARLESTOWN. LITTLE ALLIE. I have been to see my little cousin Alice. She is just three years old, and I love her dearly.
The Tiny Story Book.
Chapter I
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THE
TINY
STORY
BOOK.
G.
W.
HOBBS,
CHARLESTOWN.
LITTLE
ALLIE.
I
have
been
to
see
my
little
cousin
Alice.
She
is
just
three
years
old,
and
I
love
her
dearly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
THE
TINY
STORY
BOOK.
Line 2
G.
W.
HOBBS,
CHARLESTOWN.
Line 3
LITTLE
ALLIE.
Line 4
I
have
been
to
see
my
little
cousin
Alice.
Line 5
She
is
just
three
years
old,
and
I
love
her
dearly.
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been to see my little cousin Alice.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been to see my little cousin Alice.”
LITTLE
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE ALLIE.”
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Alice
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ALLIE
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From this reading LITTLE ALLIE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is just three years old, and I love her dearly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been to see my little cousin Alice.
BOOK
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From this reading THE TINY STORY BOOK.
CHARLESTOWN
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From this reading G. W. HOBBS, CHARLESTOWN.
cousin
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dearly
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G
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From this reading G. W. HOBBS, CHARLESTOWN.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been to see my little cousin Alice.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is just three years old, and I love her dearly.
HOBBS
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From this reading G. W. HOBBS, CHARLESTOWN.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been to see my little cousin Alice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is just three years old, and I love her dearly.
just
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From this reading She is just three years old, and I love her dearly.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE ALLIE.
love
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From this reading She is just three years old, and I love her dearly.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been to see my little cousin Alice.
old
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From this reading She is just three years old, and I love her dearly.
see
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From this reading I have been to see my little cousin Alice.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is just three years old, and I love her dearly.
STORY
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From this reading THE TINY STORY BOOK.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TINY STORY BOOK.
three
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From this reading She is just three years old, and I love her dearly.
TINY
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From this reading THE TINY STORY BOOK.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been to see my little cousin Alice.
W
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From this reading G. W. HOBBS, CHARLESTOWN.
years
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From this reading She is just three years old, and I love her dearly.