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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 MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Are you sure you won't lose anything?" asked Miss Smith.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you sure you won't lose anything?" asked Miss Smith.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you sure you won't lose anything?" asked Miss Smith.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
certain
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
CHILD
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
delight
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
distributed
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
early
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
get
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
hard
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From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
knew
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From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
letters
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
lose
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From this reading "Are you sure you won't lose anything?" asked Miss Smith.
mail
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
Marian
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From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
Miss
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
mornings
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
MOST
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
offered
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
often
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From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
place
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
please
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
post-office
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
promised
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From this reading "Sure," promised Marian.
quiet
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
SCHOOL
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
schoolhouse
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
several
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
Smith
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
stop
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
study
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you sure you won't lose anything?" asked Miss Smith.
teacher
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
there
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
train
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
TRUTHFUL
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
Virginia
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From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
waited
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From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHILD IN SCHOOL IN the early morning the schoolhouse was a quiet place, and there Miss Virginia Smith went to study.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was her delight to please Miss Smith, and when the teacher waited several mornings until a certain mail train passed and the letters were distributed, Marian offered to stop at the post-office and get the mail.
why
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From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
won't
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From this reading "Are you sure you won't lose anything?" asked Miss Smith.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
worked
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From this reading No one knew why she worked so hard, though Marian often wondered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you sure you won't lose anything?" asked Miss Smith.
