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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 What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
back
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
become
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
buttons
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
cheek
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
chest
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
child
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
cool
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What have they done with you?
down
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
enough
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
fault
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
Faw-Faw
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From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
fevered
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
finally
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
fingers
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
forth
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have they done with you?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
How
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From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
idly
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
joy
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
lap
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
leather
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
MemorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Memory, memory.
metal
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
more
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
Oh
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From this reading Oh, Faw-Faw!
once
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
only
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
own
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
pair
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
play
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
press
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
shoe-maker
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shoes
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
sit
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
smoothing
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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soothing
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
sticky
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
story-telling
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strong
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
stumpy
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
surface
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
There
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What have they done with you?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
voice
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
wide
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From this reading What joy to be a child again, and sit once more in his strong wide lap, and rest my fevered cheek against the cool metal surface of his chest, and let my sticky, stumpy fingers play idly over the buttons of his back, and finally press down the one that brought forth his soothing, smoothing, story-telling voice: "There was once a shoe-maker who through no fault of his own had become so poor that at last he had only leather enough for one pair of shoes...."
wish
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From this reading How I wish Faw-Faw were here!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What have they done with you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What have they done with you?
