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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 _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
ALL
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
any
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
arriving
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
bad
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From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
bonnet
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From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But worse it is that poor John’s wits was nearly gone intirely.”
conclusion
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
country
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From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
deal
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From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
definite
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
destroyed
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From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
early
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From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
enough
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From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
expounding
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From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
fairies
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From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
full
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From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
Gains
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
girls
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From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
goblins
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From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
gone
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From this reading “But worse it is that poor John’s wits was nearly gone intirely.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
housemaid
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From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
Idea
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
ideas
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From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
iligant
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From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
intirely
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From this reading “But worse it is that poor John’s wits was nearly gone intirely.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But worse it is that poor John’s wits was nearly gone intirely.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
it's
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From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
John's
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From this reading “But worse it is that poor John’s wits was nearly gone intirely.”
lingered
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From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
luncheon
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From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
Maggie
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From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
much
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From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
nearly
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From this reading “But worse it is that poor John’s wits was nearly gone intirely.”
New
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
nurse
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
occurrences
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
old
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From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
own
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
Pan
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
Peter
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But worse it is that poor John’s wits was nearly gone intirely.”
previous
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
remarked
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From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
revolving
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
satisfaction
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From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
superstitious
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From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
theories
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From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had done a great deal of thinking and found much satisfaction in expounding her theories to Maggie, the housemaid.
two
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From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had not been long from the old country and was full of superstitious ideas about fairies and goblins.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Sure, whatever it was, it’s bad enough that they destroyed me iligant bonnet,” she remarked, as the two girls lingered over their early luncheon.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _Peter Pan Gains a New Idea._ ALL this time nurse had been revolving the occurrences of the two previous nights in her own mind without, however, arriving at any definite conclusion.
wits
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From this reading “But worse it is that poor John’s wits was nearly gone intirely.”
worse
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From this reading “But worse it is that poor John’s wits was nearly gone intirely.”
