Chapter XXIII
VOLUME THREE, CHAPTER ELEVEN. AN HOUR. Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back. Now--play!" She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
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Chapter XXIII
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VOLUME
THREE,
CHAPTER
ELEVEN.
AN
HOUR.
Janet
called
out--"Play--no,
I
think
perhaps
you'll
do
better
if
you
stand
a
little
farther
back.
Now--play!"
She
brought
down
her
lifted
right
arm,
and
smacked
the
ball
into
the
net.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
VOLUME
THREE,
CHAPTER
ELEVEN.
Line 2
AN
HOUR.
Line 3
Janet
called
out--"Play--no,
I
think
perhaps
you'll
do
better
if
you
stand
a
little
farther
back.
Line 4
Now--play!"
Line 5
She
brought
down
her
lifted
right
arm,
and
smacked
the
ball
into
the
net.
Learner Dictionary
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Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.”
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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 Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN HOUR.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
arm
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From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
back
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From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
ball
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From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
better
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From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
called
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From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
CHAPTER
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From this reading VOLUME THREE, CHAPTER ELEVEN.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
down
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From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
ELEVEN
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From this reading VOLUME THREE, CHAPTER ELEVEN.
farther
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From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
HOUR
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From this reading AN HOUR.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
Janet
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From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
lifted
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From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
net
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From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
Now
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From this reading Now--play!"
out
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From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
perhaps
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From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
Play
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From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
smacked
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From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
stand
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From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She brought down her lifted right arm, and smacked the ball into the net.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
THREE
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From this reading VOLUME THREE, CHAPTER ELEVEN.
VOLUME
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From this reading VOLUME THREE, CHAPTER ELEVEN.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.
you'll
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From this reading Janet called out--"Play--no, I think perhaps you'll do better if you stand a little farther back.