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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 He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
amazement
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From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
Barley
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From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
boy
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From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
boy's
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
bring
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From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
bunch
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
CAT
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From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
caused
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
delighted
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From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
England
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From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
FEATHERED
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From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
full
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From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
greatly
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From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
hand
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
heaven
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It pleased Roger as much as himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
Indian
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From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It pleased Roger as much as himself.
kiss
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
lady's-slippers
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
lifting
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From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
Metacomet
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From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
mocassins
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
more
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From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
most
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From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
much
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From this reading It pleased Roger as much as himself.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
near
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
New
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From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
once
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
parts
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
pioneer
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From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It pleased Roger as much as himself.
Roger
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From this reading It pleased Roger as much as himself.
said
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
staring
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From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
surprise
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From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
Susan
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From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
Susan's
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From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
things
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From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
upward
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From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
way
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From this reading Susan's way of lifting her hands and staring upward as in amazement greatly delighted the Indian boy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
wonders
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From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
woods
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From this reading THE FEATHERED CAT The New England woods were full of wonders to the pioneer.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Little Metacomet delighted more and more to bring to Susan Barley things that would most surprise her.
yellow
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From this reading He once brought her a bunch of yellow mocassins, or yellow lady's-slippers, which so surprised her that she said that these "new parts" must be near to heaven, and caused her to kiss the boy's hand.
