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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 Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
afraid
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From this reading "I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond," said her mother to her, as she came in with the flowers in her lap.
all
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From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond," said her mother to her, as she came in with the flowers in her lap.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond," said her mother to her, as she came in with the flowers in her lap.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond," said her mother to her, as she came in with the flowers in her lap.
bring
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
buy
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
came
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, indeed, mamma, it will come home very soon, I dare say.
comes
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From this reading "I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond," said her mother to her, as she came in with the flowers in her lap.
commissions
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From this reading He had other commissions, so he did not return with them.
corner
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From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
dare
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From this reading "No, indeed, mamma, it will come home very soon, I dare say.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond," said her mother to her, as she came in with the flowers in her lap.
desire
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He had other commissions, so he did not return with them.
felt
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
flower-pot
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From this reading "I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond," said her mother to her, as she came in with the flowers in her lap.
flowers
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From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
garden
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From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
gather
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From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
got
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From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had other commissions, so he did not return with them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had other commissions, so he did not return with them.
hearing
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
home
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond," said her mother to her, as she came in with the flowers in her lap.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
indeed
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From this reading "No, indeed, mamma, it will come home very soon, I dare say.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
jar
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
kept
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From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
lap
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From this reading "I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond," said her mother to her, as she came in with the flowers in her lap.
large
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
mamma
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From this reading "No, indeed, mamma, it will come home very soon, I dare say.
mother
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
mother's
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From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
much
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, indeed, mamma, it will come home very soon, I dare say.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had other commissions, so he did not return with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
other
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From this reading He had other commissions, so he did not return with them.
own
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From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
pleasure
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
purple
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
ran
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From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
return
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From this reading He had other commissions, so he did not return with them.
Rosamond
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
said
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From this reading "I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond," said her mother to her, as she came in with the flowers in her lap.
say
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From this reading "No, indeed, mamma, it will come home very soon, I dare say.
servant
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
shop
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had other commissions, so he did not return with them.
soon
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From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
they'll
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From this reading "I am afraid they'll be dead before the flower-pot comes, Rosamond," said her mother to her, as she came in with the flowers in her lap.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
very
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From this reading "No, indeed, mamma, it will come home very soon, I dare say.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rosamond, as soon as she got in, ran to gather all her own flowers, which she kept in a corner of her mother's garden.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "No, indeed, mamma, it will come home very soon, I dare say.
window
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From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they came to the shop with the large window, Rosamond felt much pleasure upon hearing her mother desire the servant, who was with them, to buy the purple jar, and bring it home.
