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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 It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
ago
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From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
all
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
apart
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
betrayed
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
branches
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From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
charming
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From this reading A charming face!
contemplation
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
Dear
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
down
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From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
experience
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
expression
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From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
eyes
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From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
face
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From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
fear
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
friend
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
frightened
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From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
gives
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
glance
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From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
home
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
house
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
knew
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
lane
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From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
led
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
live
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
naturally
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
new-born
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
out
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From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
pass
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
peeped
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From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
pity
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
seeing
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From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
shed
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
slave
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
smallest
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
steps
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
Susan
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From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
Susan's
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
sycamore-tree
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From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
tears
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
tend
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From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
then
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From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
up
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From this reading As this is the first time in all Susan’s experience that anyone has ever betrayed the smallest fear of her, she naturally gives herself up to the contemplation of her new-born slave.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It is the face that had peeped out of the branches of the sycamore-tree a little while ago.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The eyes glance down the little lane, and then, suddenly seeing Susan, rest with a frightened expression on her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Dear, if you knew what tears they shed Who live apart from home and friend, To pass my house, by pity led, Your steps would tend.’
