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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 loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are not many of them nowadays.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
atop
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
attempt
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From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
beautifully
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From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
cannot
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From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
caps
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
dear
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From this reading Grandma Luty, you see, was one of the dear, old-fashioned grandmothers.
dress
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From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
everyday
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From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
eye-glasses
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
getting
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From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
gold
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
Grandma
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grandmother
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From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
grandmothers
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From this reading Grandma Luty, you see, was one of the dear, old-fashioned grandmothers.
hair
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
just
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From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
kerchiefs
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
knitting-basket
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
like
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From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
loved
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
Luty
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From this reading Grandma Luty, you see, was one of the dear, old-fashioned grandmothers.
Luty's
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From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
many
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From this reading There are not many of them nowadays.
Most
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From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
mother
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From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
neck
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
nowadays
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From this reading There are not many of them nowadays.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Grandma Luty, you see, was one of the dear, old-fashioned grandmothers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Grandma Luty, you see, was one of the dear, old-fashioned grandmothers.
ordinary
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From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
place
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From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
proper
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From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
see
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From this reading Grandma Luty, you see, was one of the dear, old-fashioned grandmothers.
seem
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From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
snowy
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
Tattine
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From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of them seem to like to dress so you cannot tell a grandmother from just an ordinary everyday mother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are not many of them nowadays.
There
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From this reading There are not many of them nowadays.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
use
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From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
very
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
wear
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
well
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From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
white
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
wished
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From this reading She loved everything about her, and wished it need not be so very long till she could be a grandma herself, have white hair and wear snowy caps atop of it, and kerchiefs around her neck, and use gold eye-glasses and a knitting-basket.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tattine was getting on beautifully with her attempt to use Grandma Luty’s name at the proper time, and in the proper place, and she was getting on beautifully with grandma herself as well.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Grandma Luty, you see, was one of the dear, old-fashioned grandmothers.
