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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 BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
addressed
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From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
away
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From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
belongs
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From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
boy
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From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
call
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From this reading "You shan't call me names; if you do I'll pull your pussy's tail."
children
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You shan't call me names; if you do I'll pull your pussy's tail."
don't
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From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
enjoyment
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
few
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From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
FRAY
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
Gables
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
garden
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
gate
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
girl
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From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
go
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From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
got
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
hat
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
hurt
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From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
I'll
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From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
indignantly
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From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You shan't call me names; if you do I'll pull your pussy's tail."
meadow
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
names
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From this reading "You shan't call me names; if you do I'll pull your pussy's tail."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
nurse
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From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
old
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
opened
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
past
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
peeringverbUS /ˈpɪrɪŋ/
looking closely or carefully
From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
play
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
pull
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From this reading "You shan't call me names; if you do I'll pull your pussy's tail."
pussy's
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From this reading "You shan't call me names; if you do I'll pull your pussy's tail."
remark
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From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
replying
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From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
rude
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From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
said
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From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
seconds
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From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
shan't
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From this reading "You shan't call me names; if you do I'll pull your pussy's tail."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
silly
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
speaker
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From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
surprise
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From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
tail
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From this reading "You shan't call me names; if you do I'll pull your pussy's tail."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
THAT'S
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
two
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
undisturbed
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
very
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From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
wherein
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little girl to whom this rude remark was addressed looked at the speaker for a few seconds in hurt surprise before replying.
wont
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
years
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From this reading She was peering through the garden gate which opened on to the meadow, wherein the children at The Gables had been wont to play, in undisturbed enjoyment, for the past two years.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
You're
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From this reading "You're a very rude boy, and you've no right in that meadow—it belongs to us, and if you don't go away, I'll tell nurse," said the little girl indignantly.
you've
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE FRAY "THAT'S a silly old hat you've got on!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shan't call me names; if you do I'll pull your pussy's tail."
