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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 ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, if he could only get behind it too, and find out!
aunt's
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From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
awhile
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
Beauty
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
Beauty's
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
black
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From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
Bonnie
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From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
cared
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From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
charm
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
child's
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From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
corner
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From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oh, if he could only get behind it too, and find out!
curtain
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From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
dingy
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From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
draws
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From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
eccentricities
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From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
enchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
envy
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
far
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From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
feature
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
find
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From this reading Oh, if he could only get behind it too, and find out!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
frame
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From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
freely
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From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
fresh
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From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
get
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From this reading Oh, if he could only get behind it too, and find out!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, if he could only get behind it too, and find out!
ken
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From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
lent
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
Mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
minutes
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From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, if he could only get behind it too, and find out!
only
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From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
out
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past
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From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
perfect
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
quietly
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From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
ran
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From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
regions
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From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
scene
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From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
self
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
sickly
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From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
sitting
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From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
Sorrow
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
stole
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
strange
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From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
strong
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From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
things
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From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
thirty
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From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
too
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From this reading Oh, if he could only get behind it too, and find out!
velvet
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From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
weak
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From this reading The sickly child’s frame was weak, but his mind was fresh and strong, and ran freely into regions far beyond his ken.
well
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From this reading ‘If Sorrow stole A charm awhile from Beauty, Beauty’s self Might envy well the charm that Sorrow lent To every perfect feature.’
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He draws Bonnie forward—Bonnie, who has been sitting so quietly in his corner for the past thirty minutes, enchanted with the strange scene.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He has cared nothing for his aunt’s eccentricities; he has thought only of the wonderful things that were done behind that dingy black velvet curtain.
