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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 "You stopped a long time at confession this morning, sister," said another.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You stopped a long time at confession this morning, sister," said another.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You stopped a long time at confession this morning, sister," said another.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
came
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From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
confess
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From this reading "You must have a good many little sins to confess."
confession
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From this reading "You stopped a long time at confession this morning, sister," said another.
day
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From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
dispute
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
eternal
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
friendship
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
gendarme
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From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You must have a good many little sins to confess."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
jealous
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
laugh
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
lied
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From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You must have a good many little sins to confess."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You stopped a long time at confession this morning, sister," said another.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
many
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From this reading "You must have a good many little sins to confess."
marked
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From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You stopped a long time at confession this morning, sister," said another.
mother
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From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
much
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must have a good many little sins to confess."
nails
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From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
neighbour
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From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
novices
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
pinch
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
play
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
pussy-cat
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
put
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From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
rainy
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From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
resembles
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
said
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From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
say
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From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
sins
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From this reading "You must have a good many little sins to confess."
sister
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From this reading "You stopped a long time at confession this morning, sister," said another.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You stopped a long time at confession this morning, sister," said another.
sulk
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
swear
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
there
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You stopped a long time at confession this morning, sister," said another.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You stopped a long time at confession this morning, sister," said another.
times
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From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
tom-cat
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
tricks
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
up
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From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At times they would say, "Suppose a gendarme came here one rainy day, where should we put him?"
white
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From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As there is nothing resembles a pussy-cat so much as a tom-cat, they would swear eternal friendship, quarrel, sulk, dispute and make it up again; would be jealous, laugh and pinch, pinch and laugh, and play tricks upon the novices.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah! you have lied to our mother; your nails are marked with white," said one to her neighbour.
