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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 Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
always
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From this reading I always knew that.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
arm-chair
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
away
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
beautiful
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
busily
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
clever
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From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
complexion
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
deal
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From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
dear
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
difficulty
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From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
doll
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
Dolly
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
girl
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
indeed
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
knew
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From this reading I always knew that.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
like
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
lips
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
much
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
Now
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
old
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From this reading My dear old doll!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
pages
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From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
patient
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
portion
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From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
Progress
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From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
propped
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
rosy
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
say
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
secrets
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
sit
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
staring
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
stitched
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I always knew that.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
together
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
up
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From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
used
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
very
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
well
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From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And so she used to sit propped up in a great arm-chair, with her beautiful complexion and rosy lips, staring at me—or not so much at me, I think, as at nothing—while I busily stitched away and told her every one of my secrets.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
write
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From this reading A Progress I have a great deal of difficulty in beginning to write my portion of these pages, for I know I am not clever.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can remember, when I was a very little girl indeed, I used to say to my doll when we were alone together, “Now, Dolly, I am not clever, you know very well, and you must be patient with me, like a dear!”
