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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 Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
airth
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all
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always
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From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What on airth _are_ they going to do now?"
back
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From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
baked
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
beat
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building
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From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day.
came
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From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
Carr's
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From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
children
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criss-crossed
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
day
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From this reading She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day.
dearest
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From this reading She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day.
declare
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From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What on airth _are_ they going to do now?"
don't
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down
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From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day.
face
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
funniest
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From this reading She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day.
going
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good-natured
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
laying
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lined
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
LOFT
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From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
made
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
making
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From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
mending
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From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
Miss
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From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
nice
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
now
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From this reading What on airth _are_ they going to do now?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
old
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From this reading She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What on airth _are_ they going to do now?"
out
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From this reading She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
Petingill
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From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
puckers
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
room
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From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
round
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
said
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From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
sewing
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From this reading She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
sitting
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From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
somehow
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What on airth _are_ they going to do now?"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
thousand
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What on airth _are_ they going to do now?"
very
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From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
week's
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From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What on airth _are_ they going to do now?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Petingill was sitting in the little room in the back building, which she always had when she came to the Carr's for a week's mending and making over.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day.
woman
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From this reading She was the dearest, funniest old woman who ever went out sewing by the day.
work
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From this reading IN THE LOFT "I declare," said Miss Petingill, laying down her work, "if them children don't beat all!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Her face was round, and somehow made you think of a very nice baked apple, it was so criss-crossed, and lined by a thousand good-natured puckers.
