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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 _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
admiring
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
asking
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From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
bark
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
basket
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
beautiful
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
berries
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
birch
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
bringing
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
came
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
day
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
days
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From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
down
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From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
Fanny
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From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
feared
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From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
filled
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
fresh
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
girl
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
give
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From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
green
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
handed
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From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
house
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From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
indeed
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
ingeniously
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
lane
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From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
leaves
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
Leyman
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From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
Lilly
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From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
lined
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
made
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
many
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From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
MEETING
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From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
met
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From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
more
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From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
most
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
Mrs
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From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
nice
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From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
pretty
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
raspberries
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
river
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From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
said
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From this reading He said Sarah Leyman had met him in the lane and handed him the basket, asking him to give it to Mrs. Lilly.
Sarah
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From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
saw
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From this reading _AT MEETING._ FOR a good many days Fanny saw nothing more of Sarah Leyman.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
spring
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From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "What beautiful berries, and what a nice little basket the poor girl has made!" said Mrs. Lilly, admiring the basket, which was indeed most ingeniously made, and lined with fresh green leaves.
wild
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
Willy
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From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One day, however, Willy came in, bringing a pretty little birch bark basket filled with beautiful wild raspberries.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was not at the spring or down by the river, nor did she come to the house, as Fanny had feared she would.
