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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 Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
air
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
attitude
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
bag
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The children put in their sixpences one by one.
came
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From this reading Nicky's turn came last.
caught
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From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
children
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From this reading The children put in their sixpences one by one.
copper
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From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
cup
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
curtain
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
door
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
dropping
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
eyes
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From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
faint
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
friendly
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
just
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nicky's turn came last.
later
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
moment
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
Mr
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
Murgatroyd
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
Nicky
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
Nicky's
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From this reading Nicky's turn came last.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The children put in their sixpences one by one.
opened
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
other
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
papery
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
pause
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
peered
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From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
pew
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
presented
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
protruding
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From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
put
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From this reading The children put in their sixpences one by one.
Rectory
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
rustle
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
sharp
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From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
side
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
sight
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From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
silver
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From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
sixpence
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
sixpences
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From this reading The children put in their sixpences one by one.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
tea
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children put in their sixpences one by one.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
turn
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From this reading Nicky's turn came last.
two
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
upright
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
usual
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From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
verses
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From this reading Nicky found her sixpence, and resumed an upright attitude just in time to hear (in a pause between two verses) a faint papery rustle on the other side of the curtain.
white
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From this reading She peered into the bag, and her sharp eyes caught sight of something white protruding from amid the silver and copper.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A moment later Mr Murgatroyd opened the door of the Rectory pew, with his usual friendly air of dropping in for a cup of tea, and presented the bag.
