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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
act
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From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
advice
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From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
affairs
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From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
ago
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From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
Aileen
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From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
anger
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From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
Armagh
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From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
ask
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From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
Champney
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From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
choke
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From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
didn't
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From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
enough
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From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
family
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From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
far
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From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
home
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From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
husky
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From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
I'll
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From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
I'm
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From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
inflection
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From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
it's
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From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
keep
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From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
kept
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From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
level
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From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
low
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From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
mark
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From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
Mrs
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From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
now
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From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
old
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From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
only
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From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
orphan
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From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
perfectly
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From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
please
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From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
rising
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From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
service
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From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
seven
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From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
thank
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From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
threatened
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From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
voice
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From this reading Her anger threatened to choke her; but her voice although husky remained low, never rising above its level inflection.
well
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From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
words
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From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
years
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From this reading I'm only an orphan you took into your home seven years ago and have kept, so far, for her service.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
you've
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From this reading And you've no need to tell me I'm only Aileen Armagh--for I know it perfectly well.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading But if I am only this, I am old enough to do and act as I please--and now you may mark _my_ words: it's not I who will disgrace you and yours--not I, remember that!"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Mrs. Champney, after this I'll thank you to keep your advice and your family affairs to yourself--_I_ didn't ask for either.
