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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 LIZZIE TELLS A VERY SIMPLE STORY.
age
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From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
attached
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
blue
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
bright
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From this reading The girl's cheeks were flushed; bright happiness danced in her eyes.
came
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From this reading She came like a sunbeam into the room; joyous light and life irradiated from her.
cheeks
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From this reading The girl's cheeks were flushed; bright happiness danced in her eyes.
coquettishness
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
danced
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From this reading The girl's cheeks were flushed; bright happiness danced in her eyes.
dress
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
dressed
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
eyes
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From this reading The girl's cheeks were flushed; bright happiness danced in her eyes.
flushed
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From this reading The girl's cheeks were flushed; bright happiness danced in her eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She came like a sunbeam into the room; joyous light and life irradiated from her.
gave
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
gazing
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From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
girl's
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From this reading The girl's cheeks were flushed; bright happiness danced in her eyes.
happiness
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From this reading The girl's cheeks were flushed; bright happiness danced in her eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl's cheeks were flushed; bright happiness danced in her eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl's cheeks were flushed; bright happiness danced in her eyes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She came like a sunbeam into the room; joyous light and life irradiated from her.
irradiated
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From this reading She came like a sunbeam into the room; joyous light and life irradiated from her.
joyous
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From this reading She came like a sunbeam into the room; joyous light and life irradiated from her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came like a sunbeam into the room; joyous light and life irradiated from her.
light
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From this reading She came like a sunbeam into the room; joyous light and life irradiated from her.
like
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From this reading She came like a sunbeam into the room; joyous light and life irradiated from her.
LIZZIE
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From this reading LIZZIE TELLS A VERY SIMPLE STORY.
locket
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
moment
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From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
neatness
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
neck
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
other
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From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
picture
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
piece
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
prettiness
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
pretty-coloured
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
ribbon
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
room
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From this reading She came like a sunbeam into the room; joyous light and life irradiated from her.
round
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came like a sunbeam into the room; joyous light and life irradiated from her.
SIMPLE
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From this reading LIZZIE TELLS A VERY SIMPLE STORY.
slightest
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
Smiling
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From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
STORY
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From this reading LIZZIE TELLS A VERY SIMPLE STORY.
stuff
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
sunbeam
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From this reading She came like a sunbeam into the room; joyous light and life irradiated from her.
suspicion
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From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
TELLS
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From this reading LIZZIE TELLS A VERY SIMPLE STORY.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl's cheeks were flushed; bright happiness danced in her eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
VERY
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From this reading LIZZIE TELLS A VERY SIMPLE STORY.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
wasted
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From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The girl's cheeks were flushed; bright happiness danced in her eyes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was a picture of neatness and prettiness; she was dressed in a pretty-coloured stuff dress, and a piece of blue ribbon round her neck, to which a locket was attached, gave the slightest suspicion of coquettishness to her appearance.
youth
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From this reading Smiling youth and wasted age stood gazing at each other for a moment.
