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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 LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hugh spoke bitterly, and his mother's face took a troubled look.
arose
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From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
awful
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From this reading "I know, mother, I heard it, but my sums were simply awful!
beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe old Deans picked out the worst in the book."
bell
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading Hugh spoke bitterly, and his mother's face took a troubled look.
book
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From this reading I believe old Deans picked out the worst in the book."
breakfast
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I know, mother, I heard it, but my sums were simply awful!
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
Deans
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From this reading I believe old Deans picked out the worst in the book."
dear
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
doors
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
early
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From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
face
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From this reading Hugh spoke bitterly, and his mother's face took a troubled look.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
garden
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From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
getting
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
heard
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From this reading "I know, mother, I heard it, but my sums were simply awful!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hugh spoke bitterly, and his mother's face took a troubled look.
HUGH
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know, mother, I heard it, but my sums were simply awful!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I believe old Deans picked out the worst in the book."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know, mother, I heard it, but my sums were simply awful!
lad
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
lessons
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh spoke bitterly, and his mother's face took a troubled look.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
mother
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From this reading "I know, mother, I heard it, but my sums were simply awful!
mother's
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From this reading Hugh spoke bitterly, and his mother's face took a troubled look.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I know, mother, I heard it, but my sums were simply awful!
night
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From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
October
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From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
old
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From this reading I believe old Deans picked out the worst in the book."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
out
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
picked
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From this reading I believe old Deans picked out the worst in the book."
position
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From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
rung
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
simply
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From this reading "I know, mother, I heard it, but my sums were simply awful!
SOLDIER
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
spoke
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From this reading Hugh spoke bitterly, and his mother's face took a troubled look.
sums
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From this reading "I know, mother, I heard it, but my sums were simply awful!
swing
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From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
too
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hugh spoke bitterly, and his mother's face took a troubled look.
troubled
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From this reading Hugh spoke bitterly, and his mother's face took a troubled look.
twice
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From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
up
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From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
vain
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From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I know, mother, I heard it, but my sums were simply awful!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
worked
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From this reading It was a beautiful October morning, and Hugh, who had worked in vain at his lessons the night before, arose early and took up his position on the swing in the garden.
worst
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From this reading I believe old Deans picked out the worst in the book."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A LITTLE SOLDIER "HUGH, dear lad, it is getting too chilly for you to do your lessons out of doors; besides, the breakfast bell has rung twice already."
