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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 And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
down
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
ease
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From this reading Little Lord Fauntleroy was taking his ease luxuriously.
eyes
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
faint
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
Fauntleroy
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From this reading “Good-night, little Lord Fauntleroy,” she said.
fire
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
glad
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
Good-night
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From this reading “Good-night, little Lord Fauntleroy,” she said.
guest
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
Havisham
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
hearing
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
I'm
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
laugh
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good-night, little Lord Fauntleroy,” she said.
looking
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
Lord
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From this reading “Good-night, little Lord Fauntleroy,” she said.
luxuriously
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From this reading Little Lord Fauntleroy was taking his ease luxuriously.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
Mr
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
murmured
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
nearer
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
occupant
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
only
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
place
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
pretty
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
recollection
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
room
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
said
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From this reading “Good-night, little Lord Fauntleroy,” she said.
saw
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Good-night, little Lord Fauntleroy,” she said.
Sleep
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From this reading “Sleep well.”
sleepily
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
sleeping
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
sofa
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
sooner
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
stepped
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
taking
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From this reading Little Lord Fauntleroy was taking his ease luxuriously.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
tried
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
turned
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From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
very
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little Lord Fauntleroy was taking his ease luxuriously.
well
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From this reading “Sleep well.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading No sooner had the last guest left the room, than Mr. Havisham turned from his place by the fire, and stepped nearer the sofa, where he stood looking down at the sleeping occupant.
why
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
wondering
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From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And in the morning he did not know that he had tried to open his eyes and had murmured sleepily, “Good-night--I'm so--glad--I saw you--you are so--pretty----” He only had a very faint recollection of hearing the gentlemen laugh again and of wondering why they did it.
