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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 All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
All
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From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Oh, how dreadfully lonely he must have been," said she.
boy
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From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
came
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
care
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From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
delightful
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From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
don't
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From this reading "I don't know where it is," he replied; "no one knows.
dreadfully
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From this reading "Oh, how dreadfully lonely he must have been," said she.
earth
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
friends
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From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
gilding
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, how dreadfully lonely he must have been," said she.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't know where it is," he replied; "no one knows.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
how
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From this reading "Oh, how dreadfully lonely he must have been," said she.
hung
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know where it is," he replied; "no one knows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
indeed
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know where it is," he replied; "no one knows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know where it is," he replied; "no one knows.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know where it is," he replied; "no one knows.
knows
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From this reading "I don't know where it is," he replied; "no one knows.
leather
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
like
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
lonely
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From this reading "Oh, how dreadfully lonely he must have been," said she.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
lost
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, how dreadfully lonely he must have been," said she.
near
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I don't know where it is," he replied; "no one knows.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, how dreadfully lonely he must have been," said she.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I don't know where it is," he replied; "no one knows.
only
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From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
opinion
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
rag
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know where it is," he replied; "no one knows.
said
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From this reading "Oh, how dreadfully lonely he must have been," said she.
saw
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, how dreadfully lonely he must have been," said she.
soldier
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From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
spoke
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
tatters
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
terribly
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From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
thus
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
tin
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From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
voice
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All his friends are dead; no one took care of him, and I was only a little boy."
wet
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From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "I don't know where it is," he replied; "no one knows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Delightful indeed," cried a voice quite near to them; no one but the tin soldier saw that it came from a rag of the leather which hung in tatters; it had lost all its gilding, and looked like wet earth, but it had an opinion, and it spoke it thus:--
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, terribly lonely," cried the tin soldier; "still it is delightful not to be forgotten."
