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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 She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
Arabs
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From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
cared
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
chance
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From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
children
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From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
class
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
dreadfully
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
going
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
Jessie
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From this reading MISS MANNERS'S words stayed with Jessie.
just
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
keep
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From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
Light
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From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
like
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
MANNERS'S
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From this reading MISS MANNERS'S words stayed with Jessie.
MISS
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From this reading MISS MANNERS'S words stayed with Jessie.
mission
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
more
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
much
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From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
place
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
plenty
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From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
read
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From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
real
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From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
round
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From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
see
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From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
sense
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From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
some
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
spirit
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From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
spread
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From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
stayed
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From this reading MISS MANNERS'S words stayed with Jessie.
street
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From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
taking
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
taught
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TROUSSEAU.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
tidy
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From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
trained
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From this reading But she could see that if she could not keep these tidy little trained children in order, she would not have much chance with the street Arabs she had read of.
TROUSSEAU
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From this reading THE TROUSSEAU.
well
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From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
wicked
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
wish
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From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MISS MANNERS'S words stayed with Jessie.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
words
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From this reading MISS MANNERS'S words stayed with Jessie.
work
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From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To be sure, the going to some mission in a dreadfully ignorant and wicked place would have seemed more like a good work than just taking a class who would be taught and cared for even without her help.
yearning
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From this reading She had plenty of sense and spirit, as well as a real wish to do right, and a yearning to spread the great Light round her.
