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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 I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Talk about romance!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
believed
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From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
best
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
Blyth
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From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
day
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From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
enough
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From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
existence
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
flavour
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
give
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
got
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
heard
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From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
house
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From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
how
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
LANDER
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From this reading MAX LANDER.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
live
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
looking
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
MAX
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From this reading MAX LANDER.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
night
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From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
Pollie
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From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
real
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
romance
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From this reading Talk about romance!
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
silly
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
space
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From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
Talk
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From this reading Talk about romance!
teeny-weeny
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
then
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
touch
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
very
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From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
wanted
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
whole
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From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
wished
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From this reading In the morning Pollie Blyth heard, for the very first time, that a fortune and a house had been left to her, and, before the night of that same day was over, she wished that it had not.
wishing
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From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
wonder
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From this reading And here had I been looking, ever since I was a teeny-weeny little thing, for a touch of romance to give existence a real live flavour, and then, when I got it, the best I could do was to wonder how I had been so silly as ever to have wanted it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I never could have believed that after wishing for a thing your whole life long you could have had enough of it in so short a space of time.
