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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 BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
ALMER
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From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
beaming
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From this reading "Exactly at noon the lad returned, beaming with delight; the hours he spent with his father were memorable hours in his life.
BEATRICE
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From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
boy
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From this reading "'You have enjoyed yourself, Christian,' said my lady, drawing her boy to her side, and smoothing his hair.
Christian
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From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
delight
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From this reading "Exactly at noon the lad returned, beaming with delight; the hours he spent with his father were memorable hours in his life.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It does you good to go out with papa.'
drawing
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From this reading "'You have enjoyed yourself, Christian,' said my lady, drawing her boy to her side, and smoothing his hair.
enjoyed
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From this reading "'You have enjoyed yourself, Christian,' said my lady, drawing her boy to her side, and smoothing his hair.
Exactly
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From this reading "Exactly at noon the lad returned, beaming with delight; the hours he spent with his father were memorable hours in his life.
father
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From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
GIVES
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From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
go
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From this reading 'It does you good to go out with papa.'
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'It does you good to go out with papa.'
hair
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From this reading "'You have enjoyed yourself, Christian,' said my lady, drawing her boy to her side, and smoothing his hair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'You have enjoyed yourself, Christian,' said my lady, drawing her boy to her side, and smoothing his hair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
home
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From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
hours
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From this reading "Exactly at noon the lad returned, beaming with delight; the hours he spent with his father were memorable hours in his life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
lad
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From this reading "Exactly at noon the lad returned, beaming with delight; the hours he spent with his father were memorable hours in his life.
lady
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From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Exactly at noon the lad returned, beaming with delight; the hours he spent with his father were memorable hours in his life.
Master
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From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
memorable
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From this reading "Exactly at noon the lad returned, beaming with delight; the hours he spent with his father were memorable hours in his life.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
noon
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From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
out
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From this reading 'It does you good to go out with papa.'
papa
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From this reading 'It does you good to go out with papa.'
PROMISE
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From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Exactly at noon the lad returned, beaming with delight; the hours he spent with his father were memorable hours in his life.
said
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From this reading "'You have enjoyed yourself, Christian,' said my lady, drawing her boy to her side, and smoothing his hair.
side
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From this reading "'You have enjoyed yourself, Christian,' said my lady, drawing her boy to her side, and smoothing his hair.
smoothing
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From this reading "'You have enjoyed yourself, Christian,' said my lady, drawing her boy to her side, and smoothing his hair.
SON
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From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
spent
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From this reading "Exactly at noon the lad returned, beaming with delight; the hours he spent with his father were memorable hours in his life.
spring
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From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEATRICE ALMER GIVES A PROMISE TO HER SON "It was a spring morning, and my lady was alone.
watching
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From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Exactly at noon the lad returned, beaming with delight; the hours he spent with his father were memorable hours in his life.
window
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From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
woods
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From this reading Master Christian was in the woods with his father; he was to be home at noon, and my lady was watching for him at her window.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'You have enjoyed yourself, Christian,' said my lady, drawing her boy to her side, and smoothing his hair.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "'You have enjoyed yourself, Christian,' said my lady, drawing her boy to her side, and smoothing his hair.
