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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 BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
all
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
appeared
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From this reading Therefore he jumped up and quickly dressed himself, and had the fire made before Mrs. Bentley appeared.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
awakened
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Therefore he jumped up and quickly dressed himself, and had the fire made before Mrs. Bentley appeared.
BENNY
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
Bentley
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From this reading He must get up and go down to help Mrs. Bentley.
birds
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
boy
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
breakfast
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
down
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From this reading He must get up and go down to help Mrs. Bentley.
dressed
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From this reading Therefore he jumped up and quickly dressed himself, and had the fire made before Mrs. Bentley appeared.
felt
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
fire
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From this reading Therefore he jumped up and quickly dressed himself, and had the fire made before Mrs. Bentley appeared.
get
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From this reading He must get up and go down to help Mrs. Bentley.
getting
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
go
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From this reading He must get up and go down to help Mrs. Bentley.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Therefore he jumped up and quickly dressed himself, and had the fire made before Mrs. Bentley appeared.
hardly
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He must get up and go down to help Mrs. Bentley.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled her satisfaction.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Therefore he jumped up and quickly dressed himself, and had the fire made before Mrs. Bentley appeared.
hours
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
inclined
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
incompetent
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
independent
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
jumped
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From this reading Therefore he jumped up and quickly dressed himself, and had the fire made before Mrs. Bentley appeared.
lazy
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
lie
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
listen
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
made
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From this reading Therefore he jumped up and quickly dressed himself, and had the fire made before Mrs. Bentley appeared.
matter
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
minutes
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
Mrs
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From this reading He must get up and go down to help Mrs. Bentley.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must get up and go down to help Mrs. Bentley.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
own
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
picker
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
place
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
quickly
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From this reading Therefore he jumped up and quickly dressed himself, and had the fire made before Mrs. Bentley appeared.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
regretted
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
remembered
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
RING
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
satisfaction
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From this reading She smiled her satisfaction.
servant
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled her satisfaction.
shiftless
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
slovenly
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
small
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
smiled
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From this reading She smiled her satisfaction.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
song
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
there
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore he jumped up and quickly dressed himself, and had the fire made before Mrs. Bentley appeared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
up
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From this reading He must get up and go down to help Mrs. Bentley.
very
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From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BENNY AND A RING It was very pleasant to be awakened in the morning by the song of birds, and Benny felt inclined to lie still and listen to them, but he suddenly remembered that he was not there as a picker, and could not be quite so independent in the matter of hours and minutes.
willing
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
woman
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
work
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From this reading It was something, after all, to have a small willing boy in place of a lazy, shiftless woman, and she hardly regretted her slovenly and incompetent servant, although the work of getting breakfast was all her own.
