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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 The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
almost
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From this reading For the time her sorrows were almost forgotten.
amused
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
any
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From this reading "I haven't any friends on board, Sir," said Ellen, with a swelling heart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
board
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From this reading "I haven't any friends on board, Sir," said Ellen, with a swelling heart.
boat
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
Ellen
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From this reading "I haven't any friends on board, Sir," said Ellen, with a swelling heart.
Ellen's
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
explain
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
far
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
find
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading For the time her sorrows were almost forgotten.
friend
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
friends
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From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
go
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From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
going
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
gone
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From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
haven't
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From this reading "I haven't any friends on board, Sir," said Ellen, with a swelling heart.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
heart
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From this reading "I haven't any friends on board, Sir," said Ellen, with a swelling heart.
held
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
how
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I haven't any friends on board, Sir," said Ellen, with a swelling heart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leaves us in the Street.
inquiries
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
interesting
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
kind
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
Leaves
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From this reading Leaves us in the Street.
like
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From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
new
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
now
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From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I haven't any friends on board, Sir," said Ellen, with a swelling heart.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
pains
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
pushed
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
said
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From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
Sir
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From this reading "I haven't any friends on board, Sir," said Ellen, with a swelling heart.
sorrows
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From this reading For the time her sorrows were almost forgotten.
Street
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From this reading Leaves us in the Street.
swelling
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From this reading "I haven't any friends on board, Sir," said Ellen, with a swelling heart.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leaves us in the Street.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
things
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leaves us in the Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the time her sorrows were almost forgotten.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
whole
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From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
why
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From this reading The going over the boat held them a long time, for Ellen's new friend took kind pains to explain to her whatever he thought he could make interesting; he was amused to find how far she pushed her inquiries into the how and the why of things.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I haven't any friends on board, Sir," said Ellen, with a swelling heart.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What shall we do now?" said he, when they had at last gone through the whole "would you like to go to your friends?"
