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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 A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
afterward
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
awakened
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From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
bed
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
breakfast
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
Dickon
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
early
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
eaten
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
felt
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From this reading The next minute she felt quite sure she knew.
garden
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
glad
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
go
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
got
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
hard
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
head
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
I'll
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
instant
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From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
jumped
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From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
knew
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From this reading The next minute she felt quite sure she knew.
laid
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
Martha
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
middle
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From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
minute
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From this reading The next minute she felt quite sure she knew.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
murmured
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next minute she felt quite sure she knew.
night
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From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
out
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
pillow
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next minute she felt quite sure she knew.
see
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
sleepy
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
soon
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
sounds
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From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
supper
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next minute she felt quite sure she knew.
TANTRUMnounUS /ˈtæntrəm/
a display of bad temper
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
then
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
tired
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
up
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
very
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was it—what was it?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She thought it was the middle of the night when she was awakened by such dreadful sounds that she jumped out of bed in an instant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
work
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From this reading As she laid her head on the pillow she murmured to herself: “I’ll go out before breakfast and work with Dickon and then afterward—I believe—I’ll go to see him.”
worked
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From this reading A TANTRUM She had got up very early in the morning and had worked hard in the garden and she was tired and sleepy, so as soon as Martha had brought her supper and she had eaten it, she was glad to go to bed.
