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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 With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
Abroad
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From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
always
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Well, I was born in Paris, but I am named for an American State!"
American
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
Americans
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From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Well, I was born in Paris, but I am named for an American State!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
ardent
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
Author
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From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
bantering
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From this reading Then if, in a bantering manner, her interlocutor said:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
best
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
birth
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
Carolina
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
child
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From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
colour
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
down
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
etc
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From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
father
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From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
felt
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, I was born in Paris, but I am named for an American State!"
foreign
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
frontispiece
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
girl
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
Home
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From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
Hope
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From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I was born in Paris, but I am named for an American State!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then if, in a bantering manner, her interlocutor said:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
interlocutor
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From this reading Then if, in a bantering manner, her interlocutor said:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
Jardines
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From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
Jimmies
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From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
likely
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
lived
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
Loring
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From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
manner
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From this reading Then if, in a bantering manner, her interlocutor said:
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
named
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From this reading "Well, I was born in Paris, but I am named for an American State!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
Paris
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
people
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
reply
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
said
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From this reading Then if, in a bantering manner, her interlocutor said:
says
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From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
second
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From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
Southerner
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From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
Southerners
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From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
State
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From this reading "Well, I was born in Paris, but I am named for an American State!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
Then
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From this reading Then if, in a bantering manner, her interlocutor said:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
tried
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
very
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From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
Well
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From this reading "Well, I was born in Paris, but I am named for an American State!"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With a frontispiece in colour by Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Author of "Hope Loring," "Abroad with the Jimmies," "At Home with the Jardines," etc.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then, are you a Southerner, Carolina?" the child always replied: "My father says we are Americans first and Southerners second!"
