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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 Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
anticipation
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
apartment
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rathbeal presented himself at Mrs. Flower's room as the clock struck nine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rathbeal presented himself at Mrs. Flower's room as the clock struck nine.
benefactor
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
better
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From this reading "Well, little one," he said, pinching her cheek, "do you feel better this morning?"
breakfast
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
brushed
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
cheek
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child
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
clock
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From this reading Rathbeal presented himself at Mrs. Flower's room as the clock struck nine.
combed
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, little one," he said, pinching her cheek, "do you feel better this morning?"
enabled
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, ever so much, sir!" replied Little Prue.
eyes
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
face
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
feel
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From this reading "Well, little one," he said, pinching her cheek, "do you feel better this morning?"
Flower's
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From this reading Rathbeal presented himself at Mrs. Flower's room as the clock struck nine.
gratefully
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
hair
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, little one," he said, pinching her cheek, "do you feel better this morning?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rathbeal presented himself at Mrs. Flower's room as the clock struck nine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, little one," he said, pinching her cheek, "do you feel better this morning?"
Mrs
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From this reading Rathbeal presented himself at Mrs. Flower's room as the clock struck nine.
much
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From this reading "Oh, ever so much, sir!" replied Little Prue.
naturally
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
neat
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
nine
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From this reading Rathbeal presented himself at Mrs. Flower's room as the clock struck nine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, ever so much, sir!" replied Little Prue.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, little one," he said, pinching her cheek, "do you feel better this morning?"
pinching
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From this reading "Well, little one," he said, pinching her cheek, "do you feel better this morning?"
presented
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From this reading Rathbeal presented himself at Mrs. Flower's room as the clock struck nine.
properly
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
Prue
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
raised
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
Rathbeal
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Rathbeal's
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, ever so much, sir!" replied Little Prue.
room
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From this reading Rathbeal presented himself at Mrs. Flower's room as the clock struck nine.
said
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From this reading "Well, little one," he said, pinching her cheek, "do you feel better this morning?"
shillings
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
shy
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
sir
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From this reading "Oh, ever so much, sir!" replied Little Prue.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, ever so much, sir!" replied Little Prue.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rathbeal presented himself at Mrs. Flower's room as the clock struck nine.
sufficient
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rathbeal presented himself at Mrs. Flower's room as the clock struck nine.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, little one," he said, pinching her cheek, "do you feel better this morning?"
tidied
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
two
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From this reading Rathbeal's two shillings had enabled them to have a sufficient breakfast, and the child, naturally shy, raised her eyes gratefully to her benefactor.
up
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
visit
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
washed
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
Well
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From this reading "Well, little one," he said, pinching her cheek, "do you feel better this morning?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
woman
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From this reading In anticipation of his visit, the woman had "tidied" up the apartment, and Little Prue looked quite neat, with her hands and face washed, and her hair properly combed and brushed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, little one," he said, pinching her cheek, "do you feel better this morning?"
