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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 Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
adored
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From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
all
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
Angella
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From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
baby
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From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
baby's
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
beautiful
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
blonde
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
blue
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
breed
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From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
built
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
cat
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
child
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From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
chores
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From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
curled
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
delight
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
dog
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
eyes
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
fair-haired
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From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the soul of good humor, and though not robust, his health was rapidly improving.
grown
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
hair
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
happiest
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From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
head
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
health
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From this reading He was the soul of good humor, and though not robust, his health was rapidly improving.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
hours
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From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
humor
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From this reading He was the soul of good humor, and though not robust, his health was rapidly improving.
improving
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From this reading He was the soul of good humor, and though not robust, his health was rapidly improving.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
Jake
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From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
knees
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
laughing
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From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
mother's
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
Nettie's
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From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was the soul of good humor, and though not robust, his health was rapidly improving.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
play
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
playing
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From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
railings
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
rapidly
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From this reading He was the soul of good humor, and though not robust, his health was rapidly improving.
ringlets
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
robust
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From this reading He was the soul of good humor, and though not robust, his health was rapidly improving.
round
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
safely
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
skin
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
small
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
soul
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From this reading He was the soul of good humor, and though not robust, his health was rapidly improving.
spent
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From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was the soul of good humor, and though not robust, his health was rapidly improving.
tiny
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From this reading He had grown into a beautiful child, with his mother's fair skin and blue eyes, and his blonde hair curled in tiny ringlets all over his small, round head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
unbounded
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the soul of good humor, and though not robust, his health was rapidly improving.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Angella did her chores in the morning, Jake looked after Nettie's laughing, fair-haired baby.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The breed adored the child, and the hours he spent playing with him were the happiest of his life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
yard
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From this reading Angella had built a small "yard" for the baby to play in safely while Jake, on his hands and knees, would play "cat and dog" outside the railings, to the baby's unbounded delight.
