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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 She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.
always
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From this reading Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another.
amuse
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another.
beauty
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another.
busy
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
cared
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
child
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
disagreeable-looking
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
English
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
expression
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From this reading She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.
face
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From this reading She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.
father
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
gay
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
go
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
Government
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.
hair
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From this reading She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.
held
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
ill
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From this reading Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another.
India
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From this reading Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true, too.
LEFTnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
Lennox
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
light
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From this reading She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.
live
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
Manor
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
Mary
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
Misselthwaite
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
most
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
mother
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
only
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another.
parties
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
people
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
position
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From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
said
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
seen
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
sent
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
sour
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From this reading She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
THERE
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
too
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From this reading It was true, too.
true
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From this reading It was true, too.
uncle
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From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
way
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From this reading Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her father had held a position under the English Government and had always been busy and ill himself, and her mother had been a great beauty who cared only to go to parties and amuse herself with gay people.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THERE IS NO ONE LEFT When Mary Lennox was sent to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen.
yellow
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From this reading Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another.
