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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 The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
Beau's
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From this reading And Beau’s legs were so much the longest.
Beaufort
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From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
became
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From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
blue
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
boy
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From this reading The one was a very ordinary little boy, the other a highly cultivated man.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
Car
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
carriage
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
casually
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From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
cultivated
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From this reading The one was a very ordinary little boy, the other a highly cultivated man.
door
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
down
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
drove
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They sometimes tumbled over each other in their haste and zeal to perform this office.
effect
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From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
equal
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
favourite
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From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
flag
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From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
flutter
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
haste
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From this reading They sometimes tumbled over each other in their haste and zeal to perform this office.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
highly
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From this reading The one was a very ordinary little boy, the other a highly cultivated man.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
Lady
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
legs
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From this reading And Beau’s legs were so much the longest.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one was a very ordinary little boy, the other a highly cultivated man.
longest
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From this reading And Beau’s legs were so much the longest.
man
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From this reading The one was a very ordinary little boy, the other a highly cultivated man.
much
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
office
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From this reading They sometimes tumbled over each other in their haste and zeal to perform this office.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one was a very ordinary little boy, the other a highly cultivated man.
ordinary
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From this reading The one was a very ordinary little boy, the other a highly cultivated man.
other
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From this reading The one was a very ordinary little boy, the other a highly cultivated man.
out
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They sometimes tumbled over each other in their haste and zeal to perform this office.
painted
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
perform
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From this reading They sometimes tumbled over each other in their haste and zeal to perform this office.
pleasure
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
pony
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
pull
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
rushing
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
sometimes
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From this reading They sometimes tumbled over each other in their haste and zeal to perform this office.
staff
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
stepson
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From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
suggested
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From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They sometimes tumbled over each other in their haste and zeal to perform this office.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They sometimes tumbled over each other in their haste and zeal to perform this office.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
Tom
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
toy
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From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
trouble
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
tumbled
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From this reading They sometimes tumbled over each other in their haste and zeal to perform this office.
very
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From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one was a very ordinary little boy, the other a highly cultivated man.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Beau’s legs were so much the longest.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
white
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From this reading But they seemed to take equal pleasure in the flutter of the flag from the blue and white staff which Tom had painted with so much trouble, and in rushing out to pull it down when Lady Car in her little pony carriage drove from the door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The flag, so casually suggested, became in effect a very favourite toy, both with Beaufort and his stepson.
zeal
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From this reading They sometimes tumbled over each other in their haste and zeal to perform this office.
