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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 "JUSTICE" SENDS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EVENING MOON."
also
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From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
became
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From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
Becky
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From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
Becky's
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From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
carried
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From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
cheeks
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
clearly
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From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
cling
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From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
Closer
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From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
clothes
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
colourless
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
consisted
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
contemplated
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From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
dark
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From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
down
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From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
dusky
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
EDITOR
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From this reading "JUSTICE" SENDS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EVENING MOON."
EVENING
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From this reading "JUSTICE" SENDS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EVENING MOON."
eyes
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
fallen
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
Fanny's
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
filled
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From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
friend
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From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
frock
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
garments
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
girl
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From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
grown
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From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
how
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From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
humble
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From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
JUSTICE
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From this reading "JUSTICE" SENDS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EVENING MOON."
kitchen
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From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
LETTER
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From this reading "JUSTICE" SENDS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EVENING MOON."
like
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
lips
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
loomed
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
match
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From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
MOON
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From this reading "JUSTICE" SENDS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EVENING MOON."
moons
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
narrow
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From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "JUSTICE" SENDS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EVENING MOON."
only
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From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
out
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
overflowed
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From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
perceive
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From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
petticoat
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
picture
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From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
piteous
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From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
pity
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From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
rags
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
SENDS
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From this reading "JUSTICE" SENDS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EVENING MOON."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
sockets
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
stairs
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From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
sunken
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
sympathy
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From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
tears
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From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "JUSTICE" SENDS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EVENING MOON."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
Then
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From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "JUSTICE" SENDS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EVENING MOON."
two
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From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
wan
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From this reading Then, and then only, did Becky clearly perceive how thin and wan her humble little friend had grown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Closer and closer did the little match girl cling to Becky, as she was carried through the dark passage and down the narrow stairs to the kitchen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fanny's dark eyes loomed out of their sunken sockets like dusky moons, her cheeks had fallen in, her lips were colourless; her clothes consisted of but two garments, a frock and a petticoat, in rags.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Becky's eyes overflowed as she contemplated the piteous picture, and Fanny's eyes also became filled with tears--not in pity for herself, but in sympathy with Becky.
