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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 A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
accident
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From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
assembled
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh,” said Aunt Rachel, comprehending at last.
Aunt
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From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
aunts
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From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
begun
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
boys
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
burned
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From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
comprehending
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From this reading “Oh,” said Aunt Rachel, comprehending at last.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you girls make a fire in the playhouse stove?”
Dolly
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
dressing
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From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
employed
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From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
finger
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From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
fire
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
girls
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From this reading “Did you girls make a fire in the playhouse stove?”
group
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
how
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From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
just
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh,” said Aunt Rachel, comprehending at last.
library
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
LOVELY
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
mental
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From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
mischief
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From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh,” said Aunt Rachel, comprehending at last.
own
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From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
PLAN
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
playhouse
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From this reading “Did you girls make a fire in the playhouse stove?”
poise
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From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
Rachel
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From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
reached
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
recovering
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From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
said
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From this reading “Oh,” said Aunt Rachel, comprehending at last.
saying
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From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
see
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From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
story
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From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
stove
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From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
Up
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From this reading Up to that time, the aunts had been employed in dressing the burned finger, and in recovering their own mental poise.
used
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From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
wasn't
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From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A LOVELY PLAN When the boys reached the group assembled in the library, Dolly had just begun to tell the story of the fire.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You see,” Dolly was saying, “it was an accident, Aunt Rachel, but it _wasn’t_ mischief, for you told me yourself how you used to make a fire in that little stove.”
