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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 Monday was apt to be rather a stormy day at the Carrs'.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
all
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
also
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
always
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
apt
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From this reading Monday was apt to be rather a stormy day at the Carrs'.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Monday was apt to be rather a stormy day at the Carrs'.
Aunt
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Monday was apt to be rather a stormy day at the Carrs'.
bed-time
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From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
begin
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From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
big
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
Carrs
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From this reading Monday was apt to be rather a stormy day at the Carrs'.
children
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
Clover
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From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
common
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
crosser
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
curl
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From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
day
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From this reading Monday was apt to be rather a stormy day at the Carrs'.
days
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
deal
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
Elsie
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From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
fault
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
forget
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From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
frisky
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
get
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From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
hair
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From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
harder
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
Izzie
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
Katy
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From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
KIKERI
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From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
later
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From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
mischief
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
Monday
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From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
papers
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From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
please
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
quiet
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
rather
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From this reading Monday was apt to be rather a stormy day at the Carrs'.
readier
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
Saturday's
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From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
say
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From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
scrape
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From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
screwed
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From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
servants
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
sorry
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From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
sorts
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
specially
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
stormy
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From this reading Monday was apt to be rather a stormy day at the Carrs'.
Sunday
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
There
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
thoughtless
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From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
up
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From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
uproarious
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
usual
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From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
very
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From this reading KIKERI But I am sorry to say that my poor, thoughtless Katy _did_ forget, and did get into another scrape, and that no later than the very next Monday.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monday was apt to be rather a stormy day at the Carrs'.
wash
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From this reading There was the big wash to be done, and Aunt Izzie always seemed a little harder to please, and the servants a good deal crosser than on common days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
wet
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From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To Clover and Elsie, Sunday seemed to begin at Saturday's bed-time, when their hair was wet, and screwed up in papers, that it might curl next day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But I think it was also, in part, the fault of the children, who, after the quiet of Sunday, were specially frisky and uproarious, and readier than usual for all sorts of mischief.
