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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 IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been petted and amused there, and the being left alone in the dull cottage was a sad trial to him.
amused
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From this reading He had been petted and amused there, and the being left alone in the dull cottage was a sad trial to him.
AMY
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From this reading TEACHER AMY.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
attention
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From this reading In the hospital, the attention kind people had paid him had quickened up his understanding, and mended his manners.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been petted and amused there, and the being left alone in the dull cottage was a sad trial to him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had been petted and amused there, and the being left alone in the dull cottage was a sad trial to him.
brightened
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From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
cottage
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From this reading He had been petted and amused there, and the being left alone in the dull cottage was a sad trial to him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
door
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From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
dull
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From this reading He had been petted and amused there, and the being left alone in the dull cottage was a sad trial to him.
Edwin
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From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
face
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From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the hospital, the attention kind people had paid him had quickened up his understanding, and mended his manners.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
hospital
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From this reading In the hospital, the attention kind people had paid him had quickened up his understanding, and mended his manners.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the hospital, the attention kind people had paid him had quickened up his understanding, and mended his manners.
infant
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
kind
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From this reading In the hospital, the attention kind people had paid him had quickened up his understanding, and mended his manners.
known
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
learn
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been petted and amused there, and the being left alone in the dull cottage was a sad trial to him.
like
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
manners
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From this reading In the hospital, the attention kind people had paid him had quickened up his understanding, and mended his manners.
many
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
mended
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From this reading In the hospital, the attention kind people had paid him had quickened up his understanding, and mended his manners.
monkey
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
only
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
opened
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From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
paid
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From this reading In the hospital, the attention kind people had paid him had quickened up his understanding, and mended his manners.
pale
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From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
people
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From this reading In the hospital, the attention kind people had paid him had quickened up his understanding, and mended his manners.
petted
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From this reading He had been petted and amused there, and the being left alone in the dull cottage was a sad trial to him.
play
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
quickened
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From this reading In the hospital, the attention kind people had paid him had quickened up his understanding, and mended his manners.
rough
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
sad
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From this reading He had been petted and amused there, and the being left alone in the dull cottage was a sad trial to him.
school
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
sight
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From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
Smithers's
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From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
TEACHER
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From this reading TEACHER AMY.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
there
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From this reading He had been petted and amused there, and the being left alone in the dull cottage was a sad trial to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
trial
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From this reading He had been petted and amused there, and the being left alone in the dull cottage was a sad trial to him.
tricks
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
understanding
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From this reading In the hospital, the attention kind people had paid him had quickened up his understanding, and mended his manners.
up
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From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
want
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From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IT was a pleasant sight for Amy when poor little Edwin Smithers's pale face brightened up, as she opened his door.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was not like the rough little monkey she had known at the infant school, who had only seemed to want to learn as little, and to play as many tricks, as he could.
