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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 “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The little fellow looked for another moment at his purchase, and then carefully cracked the largest one.
anxiously
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From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
away
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From this reading “Couldn't do it,” was the reply of the proprietor of the booth, as he put the boy's penny carefully away in the drawer.
bad
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From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
basket
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
big
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
booth
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
boy
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
boy's
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From this reading “Couldn't do it,” was the reply of the proprietor of the booth, as he put the boy's penny carefully away in the drawer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
candy
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
carefully
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From this reading “Couldn't do it,” was the reply of the proprietor of the booth, as he put the boy's penny carefully away in the drawer.
cent
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
circus
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
Couldn't
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From this reading “Couldn't do it,” was the reply of the proprietor of the booth, as he put the boy's penny carefully away in the drawer.
cracked
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From this reading The little fellow looked for another moment at his purchase, and then carefully cracked the largest one.
deep
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From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Couldn't do it,” was the reply of the proprietor of the booth, as he put the boy's penny carefully away in the drawer.
Don't
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From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
drawer
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From this reading “Couldn't do it,” was the reply of the proprietor of the booth, as he put the boy's penny carefully away in the drawer.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
em
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From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
eyes
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
face
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From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
fellow
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From this reading The little fellow looked for another moment at his purchase, and then carefully cracked the largest one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
give
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
hand
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
held
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
high
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Couldn't do it,” was the reply of the proprietor of the booth, as he put the boy's penny carefully away in the drawer.
largest
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From this reading The little fellow looked for another moment at his purchase, and then carefully cracked the largest one.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little fellow looked for another moment at his purchase, and then carefully cracked the largest one.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
looking
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From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
moment
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From this reading The little fellow looked for another moment at his purchase, and then carefully cracked the largest one.
more
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
n
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
now
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
nuts
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The little fellow looked for another moment at his purchase, and then carefully cracked the largest one.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
peanuts
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
penny
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From this reading “Couldn't do it,” was the reply of the proprietor of the booth, as he put the boy's penny carefully away in the drawer.
piled
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
proprietor
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From this reading “Couldn't do it,” was the reply of the proprietor of the booth, as he put the boy's penny carefully away in the drawer.
purchase
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From this reading The little fellow looked for another moment at his purchase, and then carefully cracked the largest one.
put
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From this reading “Couldn't do it,” was the reply of the proprietor of the booth, as he put the boy's penny carefully away in the drawer.
quantity
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
reply
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From this reading “Couldn't do it,” was the reply of the proprietor of the booth, as he put the boy's penny carefully away in the drawer.
shade
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From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
six
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
small
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
spoke
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
staring
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
swap
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From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
then
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
they're
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From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
up
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
vender
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
very
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A shade--and a very deep shade it was--of disappointment passed over his face, and then, looking up anxiously, he asked, “Don't you swap 'em when they're bad?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
wistfully
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From this reading And as he spoke he looked wistfully at the quantity of nuts piled high up on the basket, and then at the six, each of which now looked so small as he held them in his hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
Wouldn't
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From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Wouldn't you give more 'n six peanuts for a cent?” was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth.
