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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 next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
apron
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From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
bed
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From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
boys
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From this reading The little boys were up and stowed here and there waiting for breakfast.
breakfast
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From this reading The little boys were up and stowed here and there waiting for breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
cannot
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From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
counsel
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From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
don't
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From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
donned
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From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
downcast
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From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
elders
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From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
fact
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From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
feet
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From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little boys were up and stowed here and there waiting for breakfast.
Get
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From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
girl
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From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
go
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From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little boys were up and stowed here and there waiting for breakfast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
kept
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From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
kind
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From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
kitchen
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From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
like
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From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little boys were up and stowed here and there waiting for breakfast.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
mood
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From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
mornings
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From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
mother's
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From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
Mrs
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From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
O'Callaghan's
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From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
out
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From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
Pat
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From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
Pat's
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From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
praise
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From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
see
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From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
service
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From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
Some
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From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
sons
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From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
stepped
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From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
stowed
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From this reading The little boys were up and stowed here and there waiting for breakfast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Pat stepped out into the kitchen and donned his apron in a downcast mood.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
there
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From this reading The little boys were up and stowed here and there waiting for breakfast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
to-day
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From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
up
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From this reading The little boys were up and stowed here and there waiting for breakfast.
uplift
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From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
waiting
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From this reading The little boys were up and stowed here and there waiting for breakfast.
want
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From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The uplift of his mother's praise had passed, and the fact remained that to-day he was to go out to service like a girl.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The little boys were up and stowed here and there waiting for breakfast.
widow's
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From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
wish
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From this reading Some little boys cannot be kept in bed mornings as long as their elders could wish, and the widow's little boys were of that kind.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
youngest
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From this reading "Get up, if you want to," was Mrs. O'Callaghan's counsel to her youngest sons, "but see to it you don't get under Pat's feet.
