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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 DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
ache
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From this reading But to lie still and have her back ache all the time, was worse yet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
all
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From this reading But to lie still and have her back ache all the time, was worse yet.
almost
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
back
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From this reading But to lie still and have her back ache all the time, was worse yet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
bed
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to lie still and have her back ache all the time, was worse yet.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when he shook his head, the lip would quiver more, and tears would come.
Day
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From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
DAYS
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
DISMAL
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
down
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From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
eager
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From this reading She was so restless and eager, that to lie still seemed one of the hardest things in the world.
end
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
fixed
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
get
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From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
getting
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
go
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From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
hardest
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From this reading She was so restless and eager, that to lie still seemed one of the hardest things in the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when he shook his head, the lip would quiver more, and tears would come.
head
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From this reading And when he shook his head, the lip would quiver more, and tears would come.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And when he shook his head, the lip would quiver more, and tears would come.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
Katy
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
killed
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
lie
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From this reading She was so restless and eager, that to lie still seemed one of the hardest things in the world.
lip
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From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
Mayn't
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From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
more
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From this reading And when he shook his head, the lip would quiver more, and tears would come.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was so restless and eager, that to lie still seemed one of the hardest things in the world.
pain
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
Papa
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From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
quiver
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From this reading And when he shook his head, the lip would quiver more, and tears would come.
quivering
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From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
restless
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From this reading She was so restless and eager, that to lie still seemed one of the hardest things in the world.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so restless and eager, that to lie still seemed one of the hardest things in the world.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
shook
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From this reading And when he shook his head, the lip would quiver more, and tears would come.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so restless and eager, that to lie still seemed one of the hardest things in the world.
stairs
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From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
tears
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From this reading And when he shook his head, the lip would quiver more, and tears would come.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
things
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From this reading She was so restless and eager, that to lie still seemed one of the hardest things in the world.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Day after day she asked Papa with quivering lip: "Mayn't I get up and go down stairs this morning?"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was so restless and eager, that to lie still seemed one of the hardest things in the world.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
up
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so restless and eager, that to lie still seemed one of the hardest things in the world.
week
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From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when he shook his head, the lip would quiver more, and tears would come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
world
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From this reading She was so restless and eager, that to lie still seemed one of the hardest things in the world.
worse
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From this reading But to lie still and have her back ache all the time, was worse yet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading DISMAL DAYS If anybody had told Katy, that first afternoon, that at the end of a week she would still be in bed, and in pain, and with no time fixed for getting up, I think it would have almost killed her.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But to lie still and have her back ache all the time, was worse yet.
