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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 MORAL QUESTION.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
building
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
burst
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
companion
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
comprehend
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From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
dared
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From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
deed
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From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
depravity
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From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
don't
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
dropped
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
explosive
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
eyes
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
Fanny
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From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
far
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
find
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
fire
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
fixedly
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
force
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
gazed
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
gentle
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
impossible
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From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
making
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
mischief
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
Miss
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From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
MORAL
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From this reading A MORAL QUESTION.
mouth
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
much
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From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
Noddy
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
oars
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
outstripped
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
QUESTIONnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MORAL QUESTION.
said
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
set
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
soon
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
staring
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From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
too
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From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
tremendous
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From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too much for him, and he found it impossible to comprehend the depravity of Miss Fanny.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Noddy dropped his oars, and, with open mouth and staring eyes, gazed fixedly in silence at his gentle companion, who had so far outstripped him in making mischief as to set fire to a building.
words
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From this reading "I don't believe it," said he; and the words burst from him with explosive force, as soon as he could find a tongue to express himself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not have dared to do such a thing himself, and it was impossible to believe that she had done so tremendous a deed.
