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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 A ROMAN HOLIDAY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
Ashe
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
aside
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
away
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, dear Polly, what difference does it make?
Clover
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From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
dear
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
difference
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From this reading "But, dear Polly, what difference does it make?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But, dear Polly, what difference does it make?
else
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
everlasting
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From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
folded
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
frigates
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
go
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
gone
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From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
haven't
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From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
HOLIDAY
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From this reading A ROMAN HOLIDAY.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But, dear Polly, what difference does it make?
journal
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From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
Katy
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From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
keep
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From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
laid
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
letters
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
looking
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From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But, dear Polly, what difference does it make?
many-leaved
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From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
matter
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From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
Mrs
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
Ned
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From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
Nice
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
Pages
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
people
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From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
petulantly
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From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
Polly
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From this reading "But, dear Polly, what difference does it make?
poring
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From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
ROMAN
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From this reading A ROMAN HOLIDAY.
said
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
seeing
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From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
seems
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From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
Spain
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From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
there
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
up
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From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But, dear Polly, what difference does it make?
what's
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From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
Why
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From this reading "Why! what's the matter?" asked Katy, looking up from the many-leaved journal from Clover over which she was poring.
wish
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From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh dear!" said Mrs. Ashe, as she folded her letters and laid them aside, "I wish those Pages would go away from Nice, or else that the frigates were not there."
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Nothing is the matter except that those everlasting people haven't gone to Spain yet, as they said they would, and Ned seems to keep on seeing them," replied Mrs. Ashe, petulantly.
