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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 THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
all
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From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
arrange
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From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At once, if you will."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
believes
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From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
big
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From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
enquired
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From this reading "And when must I go and tell all this to the big sister?" enquired Helen.
enquiring
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From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
eyes
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From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
few
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From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
Frederic
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From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
go
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From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
GRANDMOTHER
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From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
happiness
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From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
Helen
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From this reading "And when must I go and tell all this to the big sister?" enquired Helen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And when must I go and tell all this to the big sister?" enquired Helen.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
lovers
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From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
moments
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From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
once
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From this reading "At once, if you will."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
raised
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From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
relate
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From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
said
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From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
sister
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From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
talk
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From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
Then
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From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
things
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From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness.
together
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From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "And when must I go and tell all this to the big sister?" enquired Helen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The little sister," said he, "must go and tell all this to her big sister, the big sister will relate it to the grandmother, and the grandmother, who believes in me, will come and talk it over and we will arrange things together."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "At once, if you will."
