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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 It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
adventure
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE GATE.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
carrier's
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
cart
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
dewy
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From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
down
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From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
due
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
encounter
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
expected
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From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
eyes
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From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
face
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From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
GATE
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From this reading AT THE GATE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
humble
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From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
Jack
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
kept
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
lodgers
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From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
Mrs
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From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
neighbors
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From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
new
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From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
notice
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
offended
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From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
omit
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
out
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From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
peeping
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From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
promptly
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From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
reason
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
Sara
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From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
Sara's
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From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
saw
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From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
seen
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
sensation
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From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
sight
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From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
Swayne
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From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
Swayne's
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From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
taken
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From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE GATE.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
ticket
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From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
too
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
unconscious
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From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not to be expected that Sara could be long unconscious of her humble neighbors.
well
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From this reading She, too, as well as Jack, had seen them in the carrier’s cart; and though Jack had kept his little adventure to himself, Sara had no reason to omit due notice of her encounter.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the ticket which offended Sara’s sight had been promptly taken down, not by Mrs. Swayne, but by her lodgers themselves.
window
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From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was quite a new sensation to her when she saw for the first time the little face with its dewy eyes peeping out at Mrs. Swayne’s window.
