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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 Who has a better right to be interested than I have?
all
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From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
Arthur
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From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
aunt
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From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who has a better right to be interested than I have?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
better
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From this reading Who has a better right to be interested than I have?
brother
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From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
cannot
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From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
fear
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From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
fond
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From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who has a better right to be interested than I have?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who has a better right to be interested than I have?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
hope
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From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
interest
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From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
interested
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From this reading Who has a better right to be interested than I have?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
Lucy
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From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
nearest
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From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
pronounced
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From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
Rector
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From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
relations
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From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who has a better right to be interested than I have?
roused
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From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
said
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From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
say
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From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Who has a better right to be interested than I have?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
There
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From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not to say that I have been fond of Arthur all his life, and that he is one of my nearest relations, next thing to a brother, already.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who has a better right to be interested than I have?
trust
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From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
vexed
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From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
way
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From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something in the way in which he pronounced this “already” which roused Lucy, she did not quite know why.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who has a better right to be interested than I have?
why
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From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
wish
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From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I fear my aunt is, though why, I cannot imagine; but, Lucy, I wish you would trust me, and tell me what you can.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I hope you are not vexed by the interest I take in it,” said the Rector.
