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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 Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
any
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And it will be your doing!" said Pat severely.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
boys
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
day
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From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
disheartened
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
dissolved
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
doing
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From this reading "And it will be your doing!" said Pat severely.
DON'T
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From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
drowned
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From this reading "I know he is drowned!" wailed Honey.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
fishing-smack
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From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
Fräulein
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
helpless
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
Honey
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
hopefully
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From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
inconsolable
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I know he is drowned!" wailed Honey.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know he is drowned!" wailed Honey.
late
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
miserable
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From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
missing
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From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
more
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From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
night
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
nurse
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
out
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
Pat
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From this reading "And it will be your doing!" said Pat severely.
perfectly
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
picked
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From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
Pixie
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From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
Praying
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From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
said
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From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
search
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
severely
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From this reading "And it will be your doing!" said Pat severely.
some
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From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
speak
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From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
steamer
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From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
suggestions
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
tears
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
thoroughly
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
tired
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
trying
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From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
unsuccessful
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From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
up
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From this reading "He may have been picked up by some steamer or fishing-smack," I said, trying to speak hopefully.
wailed
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From this reading "I know he is drowned!" wailed Honey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Praying I DON'T think I ever remember a more miserable day than it was after Pixie was missing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Honey was inconsolable; the boys returned late at night, tired out, and thoroughly disheartened at their unsuccessful search; Fräulein and nurse were dissolved in tears, and both seemed perfectly helpless to make any suggestions.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And it will be your doing!" said Pat severely.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And it will be your doing!" said Pat severely.
