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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afar
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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all
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And slight Sir Robert, with his watery smile And educated whisker.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Don't we all know how life runs in certain grooves, following phases of one sort or another? how dreams of coming trouble haunt us vaguely all through a night? or, again, is it hope that dawns silently from afar to lighten our hearts and to make sweet visions for us before we awake to the heat of the day?
aunt
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From this reading These were days not to be forgotten by Dolly or by her aunt.
awake
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These were days not to be forgotten by Dolly or by her aunt.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Don't we all know how life runs in certain grooves, following phases of one sort or another? how dreams of coming trouble haunt us vaguely all through a night? or, again, is it hope that dawns silently from afar to lighten our hearts and to make sweet visions for us before we awake to the heat of the day?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These were days not to be forgotten by Dolly or by her aunt.
certain
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coming
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dawns
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day
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days
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DOLLS
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From this reading RAG DOLLS.
Dolly
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Don't
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dreams
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educated
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From this reading And slight Sir Robert, with his watery smile And educated whisker.
following
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading These were days not to be forgotten by Dolly or by her aunt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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grooves
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haunt
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hearts
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heat
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading These were days not to be forgotten by Dolly or by her aunt.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And slight Sir Robert, with his watery smile And educated whisker.
hope
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how
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lighten
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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night
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading These were days not to be forgotten by Dolly or by her aunt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These were days not to be forgotten by Dolly or by her aunt.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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phases
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progress
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From this reading It was all tranquil progress from day to day.
RAG
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From this reading RAG DOLLS.
Robert
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From this reading And slight Sir Robert, with his watery smile And educated whisker.
runs
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silently
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Sir
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From this reading And slight Sir Robert, with his watery smile And educated whisker.
slight
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From this reading And slight Sir Robert, with his watery smile And educated whisker.
smile
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From this reading And slight Sir Robert, with his watery smile And educated whisker.
sort
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sweet
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were days not to be forgotten by Dolly or by her aunt.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Don't we all know how life runs in certain grooves, following phases of one sort or another? how dreams of coming trouble haunt us vaguely all through a night? or, again, is it hope that dawns silently from afar to lighten our hearts and to make sweet visions for us before we awake to the heat of the day?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These were days not to be forgotten by Dolly or by her aunt.
tranquil
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From this reading It was all tranquil progress from day to day.
trouble
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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vaguely
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visions
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was all tranquil progress from day to day.
watery
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From this reading And slight Sir Robert, with his watery smile And educated whisker.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were days not to be forgotten by Dolly or by her aunt.
whisker
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From this reading And slight Sir Robert, with his watery smile And educated whisker.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And slight Sir Robert, with his watery smile And educated whisker.
