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AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this, Mary Ellen could creep; could creep with the greatest velocity.
All
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From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
always
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But the berries, And the cherries,” Said little Fay, “Will be red, O, so red!”
berries
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From this reading “But the berries, And the cherries,” Said little Fay, “Will be red, O, so red!”
Berry
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From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
bronze
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
cherries
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From this reading “But the berries, And the cherries,” Said little Fay, “Will be red, O, so red!”
Cherry
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From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After this, Mary Ellen could creep; could creep with the greatest velocity.
creep
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From this reading After this, Mary Ellen could creep; could creep with the greatest velocity.
crept
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
Dom
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
down
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
Ella
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From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
Ellen
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From this reading After this, Mary Ellen could creep; could creep with the greatest velocity.
ended
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
Farman
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From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
Fay
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From this reading “But the berries, And the cherries,” Said little Fay, “Will be red, O, so red!”
flowers
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From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
girlie
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
golden-haired
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
GRANDMOTHERS
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF THE GRANDMOTHERS.
greatest
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From this reading After this, Mary Ellen could creep; could creep with the greatest velocity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
Holloa
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
HOUSE
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From this reading THE HOUSE OF THE GRANDMOTHERS.
journeys
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
leaned
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
Mary
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From this reading After this, Mary Ellen could creep; could creep with the greatest velocity.
O
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From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
parrot-perch
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
Pedro
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
peered
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
Pratt
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From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
red
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From this reading “But the berries, And the cherries,” Said little Fay, “Will be red, O, so red!”
said
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
saw
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From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
spoke
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After this, Mary Ellen could creep; could creep with the greatest velocity.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this, Mary Ellen could creep; could creep with the greatest velocity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
to-day
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From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
velocity
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From this reading After this, Mary Ellen could creep; could creep with the greatest velocity.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
white
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From this reading _Ella Farman Pratt._ “Berry flowers, Cherry flowers, We saw to-day, All so white, O, so white!
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But the berries, And the cherries,” Said little Fay, “Will be red, O, so red!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After this, Mary Ellen could creep; could creep with the greatest velocity.
Woman
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
Young
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From this reading But whenever she crept, and wherever, her journeys always ended at the foot of the bronze parrot-perch, and Dom Pedro always leaned over and spoke to her, and said as he peered down at the golden-haired little girlie, “Holloa, Young Woman! holloa!”
