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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 soldier, mamma! a soldier!” she cried.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What do you want, you and your soldier?”
any
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
arranging
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
child
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
clapping
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A soldier, mamma! a soldier!” she cried.
days
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
deigning
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
delight
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want, you and your soldier?”
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
exclaimed
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From this reading “What? a soldier?” exclaimed her mother.
explanation
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
extravagant
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
few
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
further
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
give
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
got
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
Hélène
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
Jeanne
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
jumped
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
library
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
mamma
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From this reading “A soldier, mamma! a soldier!” she cried.
more
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
mother
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From this reading “What? a soldier?” exclaimed her mother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
only
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
out
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
paroxysms
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
past
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
repeating
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From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
room
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A soldier, mamma! a soldier!” she cried.
skipped
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
soldier
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From this reading “A soldier, mamma! a soldier!” she cried.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
various
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From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
want
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From this reading “What do you want, you and your soldier?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What? a soldier?” exclaimed her mother.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One morning Hélène was arranging her little library, the various books of which had got out of order during the past few days, when Jeanne skipped into the room, clapping her hands.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the child was in one of her paroxysms of extravagant delight; she only jumped about the more, repeating: “A soldier! a soldier!” without deigning to give any further explanation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want, you and your soldier?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want, you and your soldier?”
