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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 _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
absence
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
accused
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From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
appellations
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From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
applying
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From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
attic
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
away
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From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
Bedelia
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
caused
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
cellar
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
charge
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From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
children
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From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
conjugal
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From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
consternation
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
cruelty
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From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
cubs
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From this reading Bedelia was frantic over the loss of her cubs.
deal
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
disappearance
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
discovered
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
driving
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From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
enough
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From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
frantic
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From this reading Bedelia was frantic over the loss of her cubs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bedelia was frantic over the loss of her cubs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
house
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
husband
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From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
hysterics
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From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
knew
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From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
leaving
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From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
lights
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From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
loss
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From this reading Bedelia was frantic over the loss of her cubs.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
night
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
now
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From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
nursery
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
out
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From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Bedelia was frantic over the loss of her cubs.
Pan
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
Peter
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
private
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From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
public
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From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
refute
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From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
Sea
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
searched
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
series
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From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
stormed
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From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
Takes
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
tracks
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From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
truthfully
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From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
turn
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From this reading He now knew enough to turn out the lights, and so returned to the nursery, leaving no tracks behind him.
twins
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
Voyage
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From this reading _Bedelia Takes a Sea Voyage._ THE absence of the twins caused a good deal of consternation in the nursery, and although Peter Pan had searched the house from attic to cellar on the night of their disappearance, he had, of course, discovered nothing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bedelia was frantic over the loss of her cubs.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She stormed in private and went into hysterics in public, applying to her husband a series of appellations that were anything but conjugal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Moreover, she accused him of driving away her children by his cruelty, a charge which he could not truthfully refute.
