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Sunshine Factory
Sunshine Factory

Chapter I

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SUNSHINE FACTORY.
BY PANSY.
BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.
SUNSHINE FACTORY.
"Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sunshine Factory

Chapter I

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SUNSHINE FACTORY.
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BY PANSY.
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BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.
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SUNSHINE FACTORY.
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"Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.”

All words in this reading · 30

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always

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From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.

anywhere

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From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

BOSTON

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From this reading BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY PANSY.

COMPANY

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From this reading BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.

CORNER

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From this reading BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

D

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From this reading BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.

dear

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From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

FACTORY

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From this reading SUNSHINE FACTORY.

FRANKLIN

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From this reading BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.

go

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From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

HAWLEY

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From this reading BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

Jennie

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From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

LOTHROP

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From this reading BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.

Moore

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From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

PANSY

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From this reading BY PANSY.

rain

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From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

ST

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From this reading BOSTON: D. LOTHROP AND COMPANY, FRANKLIN ST., CORNER OF HAWLEY.

SUNSHINE

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From this reading SUNSHINE FACTORY.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

want

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From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Oh, dear! it always _does_ rain when I want to go anywhere," cried little Jennie Moore.