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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 “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
any
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
armchair
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From this reading She sat there on the cool place and fanned with the fresh breeze, and Brother Drouth sat in his big armchair and smiled at her.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
awhile
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From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
back
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
better
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
big
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From this reading She sat there on the cool place and fanned with the fresh breeze, and Brother Drouth sat in his big armchair and smiled at her.
breeze
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
Brother
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From this reading But still Brother Drouth wasn’t satisfied.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But still Brother Drouth wasn’t satisfied.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
closet
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
comfortable
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From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
cool
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From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
cupboard
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From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
cushioned
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
Drouth
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From this reading But still Brother Drouth wasn’t satisfied.
Drouth's
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
extra
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
fanned
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From this reading She sat there on the cool place and fanned with the fresh breeze, and Brother Drouth sat in his big armchair and smiled at her.
felt
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
fresh
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
girl
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
got
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From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
handle
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
house
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
it's
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From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
laugh
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From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
laughing
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From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
manage
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
matter
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From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
noticed
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From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
Oh
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From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
place
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From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
polite
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
private
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
said
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From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
sat
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From this reading She sat there on the cool place and fanned with the fresh breeze, and Brother Drouth sat in his big armchair and smiled at her.
satisfied
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From this reading But still Brother Drouth wasn’t satisfied.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
sit
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From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
smiled
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From this reading She sat there on the cool place and fanned with the fresh breeze, and Brother Drouth sat in his big armchair and smiled at her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But still Brother Drouth wasn’t satisfied.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
there
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From this reading She sat there on the cool place and fanned with the fresh breeze, and Brother Drouth sat in his big armchair and smiled at her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
very
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From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
visitor
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
wanted
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From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As his visitor was a little girl, he wanted to be extra polite, and so he went to his private closet and brought her a fresh breeze with a handle to it; and, as the cool place had a cushioned back and the fresh breeze a handle that the girl could manage, she felt better in Brother Drouth’s house than she had at any time during her long journey.
wasn't
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From this reading But still Brother Drouth wasn’t satisfied.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “With that he went to the cupboard and got her a cool place to sit on, and this she found very comfortable.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The little girl noticed this after awhile, and so she said:— “‘Oh, you can laugh, but it’s no laughing matter.
