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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 The doll was new--it was, in fact, only one day old--and such a doll!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doll was new--it was, in fact, only one day old--and such a doll!
angles
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
any
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
arms
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The minute that Sarah Jane saw it she knew at once that there never had been such a doll.
baby
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The minute that Sarah Jane saw it she knew at once that there never had been such a doll.
big
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
dairy-maid
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From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
day
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From this reading The doll was new--it was, in fact, only one day old--and such a doll!
doll
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From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
eight
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
fact
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From this reading The doll was new--it was, in fact, only one day old--and such a doll!
fairy
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From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
heard
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From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
inches
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The doll was new--it was, in fact, only one day old--and such a doll!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
Jane
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From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
kinds
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From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
knew
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From this reading The minute that Sarah Jane saw it she knew at once that there never had been such a doll.
like
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From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
means
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
minute
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From this reading The minute that Sarah Jane saw it she knew at once that there never had been such a doll.
moon-faced
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
more
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From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
much
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From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The minute that Sarah Jane saw it she knew at once that there never had been such a doll.
new
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From this reading The doll was new--it was, in fact, only one day old--and such a doll!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
old
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From this reading The doll was new--it was, in fact, only one day old--and such a doll!
once
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From this reading The minute that Sarah Jane saw it she knew at once that there never had been such a doll.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The doll was new--it was, in fact, only one day old--and such a doll!
only
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From this reading The doll was new--it was, in fact, only one day old--and such a doll!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
ordinary
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From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
other
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From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
out
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
place
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From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
Rag
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From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
rumors
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From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
Sarah
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From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
saw
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From this reading The minute that Sarah Jane saw it she knew at once that there never had been such a doll.
school
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From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
seven
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The minute that Sarah Jane saw it she knew at once that there never had been such a doll.
small
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
sprawling
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The doll was new--it was, in fact, only one day old--and such a doll!
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
tall
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
temptation
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From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The minute that Sarah Jane saw it she knew at once that there never had been such a doll.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
there
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From this reading The minute that Sarah Jane saw it she knew at once that there never had been such a doll.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
too
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From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
usual
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From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
vague
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From this reading Rag, of course--Sarah Jane had heard only vague rumors of other kinds--but no more like the ordinary rag doll than a fairy princess is like a dairy-maid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place, Sarah Jane had no right to take the doll to school, but the temptation was too much for her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was small--not more than seven or eight inches tall--not by any means the usual big, sprawling, moon-faced rag baby with its arms standing out at right angles with its body.
