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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 haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
all
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From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
answer
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From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
any
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From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
anyway
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From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
ask
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From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
black
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From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
chance
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
didn't
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From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
Ellen
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
else
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From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
enough
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From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
esteem
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From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
gave
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
gift
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
got
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
haven't
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
I've
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From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
inside
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From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
knows
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From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
Miss
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
more
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From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
mother
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From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
natural
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From this reading "Wasn't that natural?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
out
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
painted
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From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
prized
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From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
rather
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From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
showing
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wasn't that natural?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
there
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
want
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
wanted
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From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I didn't expect her to answer me; all I wanted was to have her believe that I wasn't as black as I was painted--not inside, anyway.
Wasn't
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From this reading "Wasn't that natural?
well
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From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
what's
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From this reading I haven't got the gift of showing out what's good in me, if there is any good, but I believe Miss Ellen would want to think well of me if I gave her a chance.
world
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From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You know well enough--anybody knows--that I would rather have her think well of me than any one else in this world, except my mother.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading I prized her esteem more than I do yours even; but did I ask her anything more than I've asked you?
