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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 Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
afflicted
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
afterwards
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
anyway
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From this reading I can make chocolate just as easy as not; I think I shall, anyway.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
bandaged
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
braid
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
Buddy
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From this reading Buddy is so fond of it and--" "Is that man here yet?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can make chocolate just as easy as not; I think I shall, anyway.
chest
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
chocolate
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From this reading "Do you want tea, Phenie?--or would you rather have chocolate to-day?
chose
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
commiseratingly
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
couch
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
cushion
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
dark-brown
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want tea, Phenie?--or would you rather have chocolate to-day?
easy
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From this reading I can make chocolate just as easy as not; I think I shall, anyway.
expression
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
fond
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From this reading Buddy is so fond of it and--" "Is that man here yet?"
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
gently
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
glanced
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Do you want tea, Phenie?--or would you rather have chocolate to-day?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Buddy is so fond of it and--" "Is that man here yet?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can make chocolate just as easy as not; I think I shall, anyway.
Impressions
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Buddy is so fond of it and--" "Is that man here yet?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
Josephine
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
just
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From this reading I can make chocolate just as easy as not; I think I shall, anyway.
Kate
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
languidly
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
lifting
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
lips
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can make chocolate just as easy as not; I think I shall, anyway.
man
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From this reading Buddy is so fond of it and--" "Is that man here yet?"
many
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
member
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I can make chocolate just as easy as not; I think I shall, anyway.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Do you want tea, Phenie?--or would you rather have chocolate to-day?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
pain
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
pats
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
Phenie
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From this reading "Do you want tea, Phenie?--or would you rather have chocolate to-day?
placed
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
pulls
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
rather
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From this reading "Do you want tea, Phenie?--or would you rather have chocolate to-day?
screwed
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
second-best
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I can make chocolate just as easy as not; I think I shall, anyway.
smiled
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Buddy is so fond of it and--" "Is that man here yet?"
soundless
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From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
tea
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From this reading "Do you want tea, Phenie?--or would you rather have chocolate to-day?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Buddy is so fond of it and--" "Is that man here yet?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can make chocolate just as easy as not; I think I shall, anyway.
to-day
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From this reading "Do you want tea, Phenie?--or would you rather have chocolate to-day?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
waited
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From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
want
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From this reading "Do you want tea, Phenie?--or would you rather have chocolate to-day?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Josephine screwed her lips into a soundless expression of pain, smiled afterwards when Kate glanced at her commiseratingly, and pulled a long, dark-brown braid forward over her chest.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Impressions Josephine waited languidly while Kate chose a second-best cushion from the couch and, lifting the bandaged foot as gently as might be, placed it, with many little pats and pulls, under the afflicted member.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Do you want tea, Phenie?--or would you rather have chocolate to-day?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Buddy is so fond of it and--" "Is that man here yet?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want tea, Phenie?--or would you rather have chocolate to-day?
