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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 The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
all
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From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
allowed
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
almost
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bates took him fishing, and Raikes, the gamekeeper, let him go with him through the woods.
Bates
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From this reading Bates took him fishing, and Raikes, the gamekeeper, let him go with him through the woods.
cousins
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From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
crawled
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From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
Daffy
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
days
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From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
deal
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From this reading He was out of doors a great deal.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
door
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From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
doors
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From this reading He was out of doors a great deal.
down
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From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
Dreamikins
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From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
Edmund
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From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
envious
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
few
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From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
Fire
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From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
fishing
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From this reading Bates took him fishing, and Raikes, the gamekeeper, let him go with him through the woods.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
Freda
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
gamekeeper
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From this reading Bates took him fishing, and Raikes, the gamekeeper, let him go with him through the woods.
go
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From this reading Bates took him fishing, and Raikes, the gamekeeper, let him go with him through the woods.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was out of doors a great deal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
happily
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From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was out of doors a great deal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bates took him fishing, and Raikes, the gamekeeper, let him go with him through the woods.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
invited
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From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Bates took him fishing, and Raikes, the gamekeeper, let him go with him through the woods.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
many
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
Nurse
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From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was out of doors a great deal.
out
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From this reading He was out of doors a great deal.
park
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From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
Raikes
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From this reading Bates took him fishing, and Raikes, the gamekeeper, let him go with him through the woods.
refused
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
settled
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From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
spend
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From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
then
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From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
things
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From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
three
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From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bates took him fishing, and Raikes, the gamekeeper, let him go with him through the woods.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bates took him fishing, and Raikes, the gamekeeper, let him go with him through the woods.
very
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From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was out of doors a great deal.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then they were all invited to spend the afternoon with Dreamikins, and they went through the park, and crawled through the little door, for Nurse let the three of them go alone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Freda and Daffy were almost envious, he was allowed to do so many things that were refused to them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Fire IN a few days' time, Edmund had settled down very happily with his cousins.
woods
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From this reading Bates took him fishing, and Raikes, the gamekeeper, let him go with him through the woods.
