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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 All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
All
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am sure the fishes must have been frightened, and the water-lilies broken.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
arm
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From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I am sure the fishes must have been frightened, and the water-lilies broken.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
bonnet
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
brain
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am sure the fishes must have been frightened, and the water-lilies broken.
de
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
dear
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From this reading “My dear!”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
drops
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
exclaimed
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
eyes
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
face
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
fishes
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
frightened
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
funny
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
happened
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
how
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
Kate
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
Kate's
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
la
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
Lady
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
medley
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
mischief
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From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
much
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From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear!”
off
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
Oh
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
opened
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
pillow
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
Poer
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
raising
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From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
reading
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
return
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From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
said
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From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
saw
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
shining
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
sun
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am sure the fishes must have been frightened, and the water-lilies broken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
turned
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
up
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that had happened began to return on Kate’s brain in a funny medley; and the first thing she exclaimed was, “Oh! those poor little fishes, how I must have frightened them!”
water-lilies
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From this reading “I am sure the fishes must have been frightened, and the water-lilies broken.
WHENconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
window
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From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHEN Kate opened her eyes again, and turned her face up from the pillow, she saw the drops on the window shining in the sun, and Lady de la Poer, with her bonnet off, reading under it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think I did much mischief?” said Kate, raising herself on her arm.
