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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 LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
answer
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From this reading "No, dear," was the answer, "I cannot say that it has.
any
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From this reading Do you think, Arthur, it _could_ be by any chance?
Arthur
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
attention
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From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Do you think, Arthur, it _could_ be by any chance?
BERTRAM
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
Bob
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From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
brother
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
Brown
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
called
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From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
cannot
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From this reading "No, dear," was the answer, "I cannot say that it has.
chance
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From this reading Do you think, Arthur, it _could_ be by any chance?
children
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From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Do you think, Arthur, it _could_ be by any chance?
day
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
dear
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From this reading "No, dear," was the answer, "I cannot say that it has.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think, Arthur, it _could_ be by any chance?
Elton
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
evening
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
events
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
fact
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From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
fire
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
Gladys
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
Graham
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From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
haunted
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From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, dear," was the answer, "I cannot say that it has.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
like
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From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
likeness
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
Miss
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, dear," was the answer, "I cannot say that it has.
Nora
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From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
occurred
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
often
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From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
other
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From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
said
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
sat
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
say
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From this reading "No, dear," was the answer, "I cannot say that it has.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
striking
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
superior
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From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
talking
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
there
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think, Arthur, it _could_ be by any chance?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
very
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From this reading I have often thought him very superior to the other children, and he is not in the least like his brother Bob."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, dear," was the answer, "I cannot say that it has.
Well
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From this reading "Well, Nora Graham called my attention to the fact this afternoon, and it has haunted me ever since.
Willie
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From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LITTLE BERTRAM "Arthur," said Miss Elton to her brother, as they sat by the fire that evening talking over the events of the day, "has it ever occurred to you that there is a striking likeness between that little Willie Brown and our Gladys?"
