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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 Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
absorbed
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
ALWAYS
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
ANGELS
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What a blessed thing doughnuts are!" laughed she, as Harry leveled on the sixth cake.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What a blessed thing doughnuts are!" laughed she, as Harry leveled on the sixth cake.
ask
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
away
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
beneficent
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From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
blessed
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From this reading "What a blessed thing doughnuts are!" laughed she, as Harry leveled on the sixth cake.
bother
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
BREAKFASTS
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
busily
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From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
cake
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From this reading "What a blessed thing doughnuts are!" laughed she, as Harry leveled on the sixth cake.
deeply
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
doughnut
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From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
DOUGHNUTS
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
eaten
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
eating
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
enough
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
FINDS
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
girl
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
HARRY
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
hero
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From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
hundred
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
hungry
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
institution
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From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
interested
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
just
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From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
laughed
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From this reading "What a blessed thing doughnuts are!" laughed she, as Harry leveled on the sixth cake.
leveled
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From this reading "What a blessed thing doughnuts are!" laughed she, as Harry leveled on the sixth cake.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
much
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From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
occupation
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
occupied
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From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
perfectly
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From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
questions
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
run
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
see
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From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
sentimental
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From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
sixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What a blessed thing doughnuts are!" laughed she, as Harry leveled on the sixth cake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
then
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From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What a blessed thing doughnuts are!" laughed she, as Harry leveled on the sixth cake.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
too
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From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
very
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a blessed thing doughnuts are!" laughed she, as Harry leveled on the sixth cake.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
willing
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From this reading Our hero was perfectly willing to believe that doughnuts were a very beneficent institution; but just then he was too busily occupied to be sentimental over them.
WINGS
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From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
wish
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From this reading Since he had told her he had run away, she was deeply interested in him, and had a hundred questions to ask; but she did not wish to bother him while he was eating, he was so deeply absorbed in the occupation.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IN WHICH HARRY BREAKFASTS ON DOUGHNUTS, AND FINDS THAT ANGELS DO NOT ALWAYS HAVE WINGS Harry was very hungry, and the little girl thought he would never have eaten enough.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I never thought much of them before, but I never shall see a doughnut again without thinking of you."
