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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 "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
activities
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From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
arrived
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From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
Auntie
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
boughs
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From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
box
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From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
boy
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From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
cake
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From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
can't
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
Charlotte
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
command
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
defiance
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
determinedly
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
dog
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From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
doing
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From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
don't
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From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
door
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From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
doorstep
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
faced
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
gate
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From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
greeted
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
guarding
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From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
head
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
House
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From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
human
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From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
Jimmy
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
juvenile
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From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
juveniles
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
kitchen
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From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
known
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
longer
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From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
Lord's
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From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
lovely
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From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
low
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From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
march
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From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
Maudie
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
meet
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From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
Mikey
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
nice
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From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
old
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From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
other
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
out
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From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
outspread
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
presented
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
raid
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From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
red
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
scene
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From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
SHORT-CIRCUIT
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From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
sister
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
skirts
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
snowball
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From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
solid
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
some
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From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
stealthy
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From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
streamed
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From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
Sue
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
table
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From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
tea
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From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
teeming
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From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
undisputed
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From this reading But we did not march to an undisputed and stealthy raid on the tea cake box above the kitchen table.
unknown
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
up
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From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
very
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
walk
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From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
we'll
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From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SHORT-CIRCUIT And at last we arrived at the old snowball guarding the open gate of the Little House and we went under its low boughs and up the walk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Little House was no longer the deserted scene I had left it, but was teeming with human and juvenile activities which streamed out to meet us at the door.
work
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From this reading "We are doing some Lord's work and we don't need you, but we'll let the nice little boy and the lovely dog come in.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
young
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From this reading "You can't come in here, Auntie Charlotte," was the command that greeted me at the very doorstep as young Charlotte faced me with short skirts outspread determinedly, while behind her Mikey of the red head, Jimmy, Sue, Maudie, the sister of Mikey, and other known and unknown juveniles, presented a solid support of defiance.
