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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
all
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
always
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From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
any
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I dare anything now!” said Ramona.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
arms
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
away
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From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
baby
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
back
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
courage
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
cure
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From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
dare
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From this reading “I dare anything now!” said Ramona.
days
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
gave
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
go
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From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
got
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From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
grant
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From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
heard
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From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
Holy
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From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I dare anything now!” said Ramona.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
Jesus
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From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
knew
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
lonely
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
many
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From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
more
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
Mother
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From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
now
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From this reading “I dare anything now!” said Ramona.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
out
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From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
prayer
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From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
Ramona
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From this reading “I dare anything now!” said Ramona.
said
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From this reading “I dare anything now!” said Ramona.
Senora
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From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
sit
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
some
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
strong
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
three
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From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
times
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From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
too
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From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
wanted
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From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
weeks
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From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
well
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From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Never will she let the Jesus be out of her arms more than three weeks before she will grant any prayer one can make.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I have been thinking to do it for some days, and to tell her she could not have him any more till she gave me back the baby well and strong; but I knew I could not have courage to sit and look at her all lonely without him in her arms, so I did not do it.
women
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From this reading Oh, I have heard, many times, women tell the Senora they had done this, and always they got what they wanted.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But now we are to be away, I thought, that is the time; and I told her, 'When we come back with our baby well, you shall have your little Jesus again, too; now, Holy Mother, you go with us, and make the doctor cure our baby!'
