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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 "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the stage drove up before the station Daisy opened her blue eyes with a sigh.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
away
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Daisy smiled as she thought Rex would be sure to follow on the very next train.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As the stage drove up before the station Daisy opened her blue eyes with a sigh.
blue
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From this reading As the stage drove up before the station Daisy opened her blue eyes with a sigh.
Brooks
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
child
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From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
Daisy
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
drove
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From this reading As the stage drove up before the station Daisy opened her blue eyes with a sigh.
education
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From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
explain
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From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
eyes
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
follow
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From this reading Daisy smiled as she thought Rex would be sure to follow on the very next train.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
hand
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
hard
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
Heaven
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From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the stage drove up before the station Daisy opened her blue eyes with a sigh.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
John
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
knows
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From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
matter
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From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
moisture
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
more
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From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
motherless
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From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy smiled as she thought Rex would be sure to follow on the very next train.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
now
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Daisy smiled as she thought Rex would be sure to follow on the very next train.
once
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From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
opened
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From this reading As the stage drove up before the station Daisy opened her blue eyes with a sigh.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
pretty
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
Rex
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From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
rough
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
sigh
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From this reading As the stage drove up before the station Daisy opened her blue eyes with a sigh.
smiled
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From this reading Daisy smiled as she thought Rex would be sure to follow on the very next train.
stage
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From this reading As the stage drove up before the station Daisy opened her blue eyes with a sigh.
station
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From this reading As the stage drove up before the station Daisy opened her blue eyes with a sigh.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy smiled as she thought Rex would be sure to follow on the very next train.
suspicious
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
takes
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
thank
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
there's
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From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
toil-hardened
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
train
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From this reading Daisy smiled as she thought Rex would be sure to follow on the very next train.
up
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From this reading As the stage drove up before the station Daisy opened her blue eyes with a sigh.
valuable
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From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
very
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From this reading Daisy smiled as she thought Rex would be sure to follow on the very next train.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
whole
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From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
wiping
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From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Poor little Daisy!" cried John Brooks, wiping away a suspicious moisture from his eyes with his rough, toil-hardened hand, "she takes it pretty hard now; but the time will come when she will thank me for it.
world
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From this reading Heaven knows there's nothing in this world more valuable than an education; and she will need it, poor little, motherless child!"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Daisy smiled as she thought Rex would be sure to follow on the very next train.
write
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From this reading "I can at least write to Rex at once," she thought, "and explain the whole matter to him."
