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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 “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
appeared
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From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
ask
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From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
baker's
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From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
bare
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
big
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From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
cover
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
crossed
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From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
dirty
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From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
enough
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
eyes
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From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
face
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From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
faintly
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From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
feet
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
felt
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From this reading Sara knew they were hungry eyes the moment she saw them, and she felt a sudden sympathy.
figure
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
forlorn
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
go
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From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
hair
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From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
head
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From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
hollow
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From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
hungry
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From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
I'll
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From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
knew
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From this reading Sara knew they were hungry eyes the moment she saw them, and she felt a sudden sympathy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
lost
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From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
made
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From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
moment
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From this reading Sara knew they were hungry eyes the moment she saw them, and she felt a sudden sympathy.
money
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From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
more
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
much
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
muddy
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
only
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
out
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
own
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
pavement
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From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
peeped
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
piece
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From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
put
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From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
rags
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
rather
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From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
red
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
said
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From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
Sara
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From this reading Sara knew they were hungry eyes the moment she saw them, and she felt a sudden sympathy.
saw
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From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
shock
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From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
shop
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From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
small
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
stop
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From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sara knew they were hungry eyes the moment she saw them, and she felt a sudden sympathy.
sympathy
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From this reading Sara knew they were hungry eyes the moment she saw them, and she felt a sudden sympathy.
tangled
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From this reading Above the rags appeared a shock head of tangled hair and a dirty face, with big, hollow, hungry eyes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sara knew they were hungry eyes the moment she saw them, and she felt a sudden sympathy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
trying
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
wearer
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From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
wet
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From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So she crossed the pavement and put her wet foot on the step of the shop; and as she did so she saw something which made her stop.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a little figure more forlorn than her own--a little figure which was not much more than a bundle of rags, from which small, bare, red and muddy feet peeped out--only because the rags with which the wearer was trying to cover them were not long enough.
woman
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From this reading “But I'll go and ask the baker's woman if she has lost a piece of money,” she said to herself, rather faintly.
