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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 GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
Anthea
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
any
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
asking
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
baker's
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From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
bath
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
baths
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
Benenhurst
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From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
bigger
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From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
boy
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From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
carefully
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
contact
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
conversation
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
Cyril
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
day
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From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
days
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From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
dewy
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
dressed
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
dug
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
early
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From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
effects
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
felt
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
filled
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From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
full
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
getting
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From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
governess-cart
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From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
GROWN
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
happened
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From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
hastily
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
home
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From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
ill
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
kindly
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
lay
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From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
most
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
noisy
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
occasions
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
occupied
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From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
off
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
once
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
ordinary
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
out
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
pointed
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
Psammead
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
ran
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
Robert
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From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
rouse
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
sand-pit
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
slipped
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
tears
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
tin
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From this reading Cyril dressed hastily; he did not take a bath, because tin baths are so noisy, and he had no wish to rouse Robert, and he slipped off alone, as Anthea had once done, and ran through the dewy morning to the sand-pit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
two
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From this reading The day that lay between these two days had been occupied entirely by getting the governess-cart home from Benenhurst.
UP
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
useful
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
very
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
wake
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From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
wish
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From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
wished
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From this reading And this thought filled his mind when he happened to wake early on the morning after the morning after Robert had wished to be bigger than the baker's boy, and had been it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading GROWN UP Cyril had once pointed out that ordinary life is full of occasions on which a wish would be most useful.
yesterday
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From this reading He dug up the Psammead very carefully and kindly, and began the conversation by asking it whether it still felt any ill effects from the contact with the tears of Robert the day before yesterday.
