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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m ’fraid Aunt Nine will faint again,” objected Dick.
all
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From this reading Let’s take her, wheelbarrow and all, to show to the aunties.”
also
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From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
Aunt
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From this reading “I’m ’fraid Aunt Nine will faint again,” objected Dick.
aunties
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From this reading Let’s take her, wheelbarrow and all, to show to the aunties.”
bad
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From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
carving
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From this reading “Oh, no, she won’t; it was the carving knife that scared her.”
Dana
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From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
Dene
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From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
departed
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From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
Dick
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From this reading “I’m ’fraid Aunt Nine will faint again,” objected Dick.
Dolly
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From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
Eliza
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From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
em
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From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
faint
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From this reading “I’m ’fraid Aunt Nine will faint again,” objected Dick.
fraid
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From this reading “I’m ’fraid Aunt Nine will faint again,” objected Dick.
guests
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From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Let’s take her, wheelbarrow and all, to show to the aunties.”
homeward
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From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m ’fraid Aunt Nine will faint again,” objected Dick.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, no, she won’t; it was the carving knife that scared her.”
It's
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From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
knife
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From this reading “Oh, no, she won’t; it was the carving knife that scared her.”
ladies
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From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
Let's
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From this reading Let’s take her, wheelbarrow and all, to show to the aunties.”
looks
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From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
Nine
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From this reading “I’m ’fraid Aunt Nine will faint again,” objected Dick.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no, she won’t; it was the carving knife that scared her.”
objected
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From this reading “I’m ’fraid Aunt Nine will faint again,” objected Dick.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
off
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From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, no, she won’t; it was the carving knife that scared her.”
pretty
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From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
PUNISHMENT
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From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
Reading
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From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
said
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From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
scared
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From this reading “Oh, no, she won’t; it was the carving knife that scared her.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
show
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From this reading Let’s take her, wheelbarrow and all, to show to the aunties.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, no, she won’t; it was the carving knife that scared her.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
things
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From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
too
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From this reading “It’s too bad to take those things off of Eliza,” said Dolly, “she looks so pretty in ’em.
trotted
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From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, no, she won’t; it was the carving knife that scared her.”
wheelbarrow
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From this reading Let’s take her, wheelbarrow and all, to show to the aunties.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I’m ’fraid Aunt Nine will faint again,” objected Dick.
won't
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From this reading “Oh, no, she won’t; it was the carving knife that scared her.”
younger
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From this reading PUNISHMENT The Reading ladies had departed, and the younger guests of Dana Dene had also trotted homeward.