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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 A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
all
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.
any
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
away
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
Bible
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From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.
blind
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From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
broad
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
brown
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
Burt
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
can't
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From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
door
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
doorway
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From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.
elm-tree
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
frame
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
going
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
gone
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
Grannie
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
harm
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
heaven
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.
house
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.
INTRODUCED
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From this reading IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
lap
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From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
lattice-work
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
likes
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From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
lives
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
NANNIE
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From this reading IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
old
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
only
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
read
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From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
says
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From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.
sitting
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From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.
sometimes
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
stone
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From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
there
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From this reading And there she is sitting in the doorway with her Bible in her lap.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She can't read it, for she is blind; but she likes to have it by her; she likes the "feeling of it," she says.
touch
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
trouble
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
troubled
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
troubles
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH NANNIE IS INTRODUCED.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A little brown house, with an old elm-tree before it, a frame of lattice-work around the door, with a broad stone for a step--this is where old Grannie Burt lives.
worried
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From this reading "When my Bible is away," Grannie Burt says, "I am sometimes troubled and worried; but if I can only touch it, my troubles are all gone; for what harm can any trouble do us when we are going to heaven at last?"
