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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 ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She turned it over and over, and thought about it.
All
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned it over and over, and thought about it.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
ask
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From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was because it had been shut up so long that she wanted to see it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
child
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From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
closed
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
consult
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From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
door
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
elders
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From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
find
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
garden
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
happened
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
inside
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She turned it over and over, and thought about it.
key
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From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
old
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
out
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She turned it over and over, and thought about it.
perhaps
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
permission
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From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
ROBINnounUS /ˈrɑːbən/
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
rose-trees
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
said
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From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
see
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
SHOWED
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From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
shut
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From this reading It was because it had been shut up so long that she wanted to see it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was because it had been shut up so long that she wanted to see it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
things
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From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned it over and over, and thought about it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
trained
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From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
turned
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From this reading She turned it over and over, and thought about it.
up
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From this reading It was because it had been shut up so long that she wanted to see it.
walls
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From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
wanted
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From this reading It was because it had been shut up so long that she wanted to see it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I have said before, she was not a child who had been trained to ask permission or consult her elders about things.
WAY
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From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading All she thought about the key was that if it was the key to the closed garden, and she could find out where the door was, she could perhaps open it and see what was inside the walls, and what had happened to the old rose-trees.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE ROBIN WHO SHOWED THE WAY She looked at the key quite a long time.
