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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 HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
accountable
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
any
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From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
approve
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
away
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
battles
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not that herself or her looks could be called in question.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
book
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
bound
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
BOY
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
boyish
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
called
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From this reading Not that herself or her looks could be called in question.
CARETTE
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
dared
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From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
days
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
deal
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
easily
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From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
endless
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
far
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
fiery
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From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
fill
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
fought
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From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
GIRL
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
grandfather
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
grant
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From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
Guernsey
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not that herself or her looks could be called in question.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Not that herself or her looks could be called in question.
hold
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From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
HOW
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
I'll
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
Jersey
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
Le
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
looks
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From this reading Not that herself or her looks could be called in question.
Marchant
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
matter
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
means
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
mother
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
nature
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
now
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
often
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
opinion
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From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
other
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From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
person
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From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
prettiest
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
provoked
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From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
quarrelsome
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not that herself or her looks could be called in question.
recollections
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
say
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
seems
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
Sercq
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
spent
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
spoke
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From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
spot
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From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
ten
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
TOGETHER
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
too
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From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
twelve
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
visibly
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From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
wager
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From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
warfare
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
way
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From this reading My mother and my grandfather did not by any means approve my endless battles, I am bound to say, and I do not think I was by nature of a quarrelsome disposition, but it seems to me now that a good deal of my time was spent in boyish warfare, and as often as not Carette was in one way or another accountable for it.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HOW CARETTE AND I WERE GIRL AND BOY TOGETHER I suppose I could fill a great book with my recollections of those wonderful days when I was a boy of twelve and Carette Le Marchant was a girl of ten, and far and away the prettiest girl in Sercq,--or in Guernsey or Jersey either, for that matter, I'll wager.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And at that time I would have fought on the spot any boy not too visibly beyond me who dared to hold any other opinion.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading These spoke for themselves, though I grant you she was a fiery little person and easily provoked.
