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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 That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
adopting
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From this reading “That would have seemed to most people a reason for not adopting a prostitute’s bastard.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
bastard
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From this reading “That would have seemed to most people a reason for not adopting a prostitute’s bastard.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I didn’t want to be extra good.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
child
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
didn't
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From this reading “I didn’t want to be extra good.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
extra
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From this reading “I didn’t want to be extra good.
felt
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “That would have seemed to most people a reason for not adopting a prostitute’s bastard.”
general
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From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn’t want to be extra good.
grow
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You see I had nothing of my own—I had nothing in the world but my thimble.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That would have seemed to most people a reason for not adopting a prostitute’s bastard.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
house
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t want to be extra good.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
just
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
kind
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
most
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From this reading “That would have seemed to most people a reason for not adopting a prostitute’s bastard.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You see I had nothing of my own—I had nothing in the world but my thimble.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That would have seemed to most people a reason for not adopting a prostitute’s bastard.”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You see I had nothing of my own—I had nothing in the world but my thimble.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
own
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From this reading You see I had nothing of my own—I had nothing in the world but my thimble.”
people
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From this reading “That would have seemed to most people a reason for not adopting a prostitute’s bastard.”
place
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
prostitute's
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From this reading “That would have seemed to most people a reason for not adopting a prostitute’s bastard.”
reason
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From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
saw
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
see
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From this reading You see I had nothing of my own—I had nothing in the world but my thimble.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That would have seemed to most people a reason for not adopting a prostitute’s bastard.”
shame
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
shop
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
then
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From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
thimble
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From this reading You see I had nothing of my own—I had nothing in the world but my thimble.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I didn’t want to be extra good.
unspotted
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
up
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
want
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From this reading “I didn’t want to be extra good.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
wasn't
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From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
way
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From this reading That is I do want to, of course, in a general way: but that wasn’t the reason then.
Well
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
woman
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From this reading “Well, I went to see him at the place where he was (just where she had left him, with the woman of the house) and I saw what kind of a shop _that_ was, and felt it a shame an unspotted child should grow up in such a place.”
world
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From this reading You see I had nothing of my own—I had nothing in the world but my thimble.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That would have seemed to most people a reason for not adopting a prostitute’s bastard.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see I had nothing of my own—I had nothing in the world but my thimble.”
