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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 Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading O days that Pass, That day will come too soon, alas!
all
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From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
Aren't
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
book
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From this reading Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
carriage
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
children
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O days that Pass, That day will come too soon, alas!
day
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From this reading O days that Pass, That day will come too soon, alas!
days
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From this reading O days that Pass, That day will come too soon, alas!
dimpled
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From this reading Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
dusty
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
five
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
fly
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
heads
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
hired
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
house
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
keep
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From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
Lamb
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From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
learned
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From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
miles
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
minutes
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
mother
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From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
nearly
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
O
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From this reading O days that Pass, That day will come too soon, alas!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
out
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
Pass
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From this reading O days that Pass, That day will come too soon, alas!
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
put
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
rattled
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
read
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From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
say
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
small
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From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
soon
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From this reading O days that Pass, That day will come too soon, alas!
station
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O days that Pass, That day will come too soon, alas!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
there
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
three
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
too
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From this reading O days that Pass, That day will come too soon, alas!
urgence
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From this reading Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
very
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From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading O days that Pass, That day will come too soon, alas!
window
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From this reading The house was three miles from the station, but before the dusty hired fly had rattled along for five minutes the children began to put their heads out of the carriage window and to say, 'Aren't we nearly there?'
withstands
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From this reading Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Lamb, you are so very small, You have not learned to read at all.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet never a printed book withstands The urgence of your dimpled hands.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading So, though this book is for yourself, Let mother keep it on the shelf Till you can read.
