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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 MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that reason alone it was a hard school to manage.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every day one or more new faces appeared in that schoolroom and every day familiar faces were gone.
appeared
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From this reading Every day one or more new faces appeared in that schoolroom and every day familiar faces were gone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The teacher, who had been many years in the Home, smiled as she found a seat for Marian in the front row.
baby
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From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The teacher, who had been many years in the Home, smiled as she found a seat for Marian in the front row.
changing
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From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
child
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From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
DAY
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From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day one or more new faces appeared in that schoolroom and every day familiar faces were gone.
faces
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From this reading Every day one or more new faces appeared in that schoolroom and every day familiar faces were gone.
familiar
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From this reading Every day one or more new faces appeared in that schoolroom and every day familiar faces were gone.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
five
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From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
folks
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From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The teacher, who had been many years in the Home, smiled as she found a seat for Marian in the front row.
front
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From this reading The teacher, who had been many years in the Home, smiled as she found a seat for Marian in the front row.
gone
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From this reading Every day one or more new faces appeared in that schoolroom and every day familiar faces were gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The teacher, who had been many years in the Home, smiled as she found a seat for Marian in the front row.
hard
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From this reading For that reason alone it was a hard school to manage.
Home
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From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For that reason alone it was a hard school to manage.
join
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From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
kindergarten
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From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
manage
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From this reading For that reason alone it was a hard school to manage.
many
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From this reading The teacher, who had been many years in the Home, smiled as she found a seat for Marian in the front row.
marched
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From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
Marian
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From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
MARIAN'S
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From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
more
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From this reading Every day one or more new faces appeared in that schoolroom and every day familiar faces were gone.
new
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From this reading Every day one or more new faces appeared in that schoolroom and every day familiar faces were gone.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every day one or more new faces appeared in that schoolroom and every day familiar faces were gone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every day one or more new faces appeared in that schoolroom and every day familiar faces were gone.
Pilgrims
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From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
puzzle
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From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
ranks
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From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
reason
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From this reading For that reason alone it was a hard school to manage.
row
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From this reading The teacher, who had been many years in the Home, smiled as she found a seat for Marian in the front row.
scarcely
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From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
SCHOOL
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From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
schoolroom
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From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
seat
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From this reading The teacher, who had been many years in the Home, smiled as she found a seat for Marian in the front row.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
smiled
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From this reading The teacher, who had been many years in the Home, smiled as she found a seat for Marian in the front row.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
teacher
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From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every day one or more new faces appeared in that schoolroom and every day familiar faces were gone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
THERE
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From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MARIAN'S FIRST DAY IN SCHOOL THERE was no kindergarten in the Home for Little Pilgrims when Marian was a baby.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The child was scarcely five when she marched into the schoolroom to join the changing ranks of little folks who were such a puzzle to their teacher.
years
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From this reading The teacher, who had been many years in the Home, smiled as she found a seat for Marian in the front row.
