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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 “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
all
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From this reading “If you want what he slept in, you can have it all.”
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
bed
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
bravely
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From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
bully
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “If you want what he slept in, you can have it all.”
class
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From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
door
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
drag
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From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
dressing-room
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
extra
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From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
failing
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
fall
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
Finding
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
fled
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
force
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
Frank
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From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
full
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
give
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you want what he slept in, you can have it all.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “If you want what he slept in, you can have it all.”
held
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From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
hold
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
I'll
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you want what he slept in, you can have it all.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “If you want what he slept in, you can have it all.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
IX
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From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
lady
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
launched
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
letting
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
locked
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
loosed
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
Maggie
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From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
making
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
own
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From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
pay
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From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
pillow
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
room
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
round
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
rush
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
Sally
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From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
second
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From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
seized
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From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
sheet
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From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
shutting
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From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
sister
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
slept
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From this reading “If you want what he slept in, you can have it all.”
some
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From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
strove
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From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
taking
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I'll give it to you, my lady,” cried the bully, making a rush round the bed, but Maggie fled through the dressing-room, shutting the door behind her, and locked herself into her room.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
travel
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From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
up
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
wall
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From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
want
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From this reading “If you want what he slept in, you can have it all.”
weaker
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From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “If you want what he slept in, you can have it all.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sally seized the sheet and strove to drag it from Maggie, who, although the weaker, held her own bravely for some time.
Willy
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From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Finding her strength failing her, she loosed her hold, letting her sister fall against the wall, and taking up the pillow she launched it with her full force.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IX As Willy would not pay the extra fare, Frank had to travel second class.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you want what he slept in, you can have it all.”
