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able
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From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
affectionate
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From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
all
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From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning the child woke up and began to laugh and play with his toys.
Andrew
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From this reading Andrew laughed, with that vacant laugh of little creatures whose ideas are still vague.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Andrew laughed, with that vacant laugh of little creatures whose ideas are still vague.
arms
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From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
away
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From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
bed
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From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning the child woke up and began to laugh and play with his toys.
carry
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From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
child
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From this reading In the morning the child woke up and began to laugh and play with his toys.
creatures
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From this reading Andrew laughed, with that vacant laugh of little creatures whose ideas are still vague.
face
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From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
furiously
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From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
going
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From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
got
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From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
happy
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From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the morning the child woke up and began to laugh and play with his toys.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
ideas
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From this reading Andrew laughed, with that vacant laugh of little creatures whose ideas are still vague.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
kissed
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From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
laugh
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From this reading In the morning the child woke up and began to laugh and play with his toys.
laughed
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From this reading Andrew laughed, with that vacant laugh of little creatures whose ideas are still vague.
lawyer
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From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
like
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From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrew laughed, with that vacant laugh of little creatures whose ideas are still vague.
man
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From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning the child woke up and began to laugh and play with his toys.
mother
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From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andrew laughed, with that vacant laugh of little creatures whose ideas are still vague.
offspring
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From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
once
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From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
play
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From this reading In the morning the child woke up and began to laugh and play with his toys.
puckered
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From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
put
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From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
saw
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From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
scream
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From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrew laughed, with that vacant laugh of little creatures whose ideas are still vague.
struggled
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From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
torture
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From this reading He suddenly saw the bed and his mother in it, and his happy little face puckered up, till suddenly he began to scream furiously, and struggled as if he were going to be put to the torture.
toys
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From this reading In the morning the child woke up and began to laugh and play with his toys.
up
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From this reading In the morning the child woke up and began to laugh and play with his toys.
vacant
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From this reading Andrew laughed, with that vacant laugh of little creatures whose ideas are still vague.
vague
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From this reading Andrew laughed, with that vacant laugh of little creatures whose ideas are still vague.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The lawyer, who was an affectionate man, got up, kissed his offspring, and took him into his arms to carry him to their bed.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Andrew laughed, with that vacant laugh of little creatures whose ideas are still vague.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
woke
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From this reading In the morning the child woke up and began to laugh and play with his toys.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He has been like that all the time that you were away; I have never been able to have him in bed with me once."
