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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 It was a little chilly outside.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN the afternoon of the next day, Bee was again alone.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the afternoon of the next day, Bee was again alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the afternoon of the next day, Bee was again alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
athletes
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From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
attended
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From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
aunt
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From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
Bee
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From this reading IN the afternoon of the next day, Bee was again alone.
big
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From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
boys
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From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
children
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From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
chillyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪli/
unpleasantly cold
From this reading It was a little chilly outside.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
day
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From this reading IN the afternoon of the next day, Bee was again alone.
down
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From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
east
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From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
English
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From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
exercise
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From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
fire
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From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
gone
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From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the afternoon of the next day, Bee was again alone.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little chilly outside.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a little chilly outside.
lunch
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From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
meal
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From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the afternoon of the next day, Bee was again alone.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
nursery
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From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN the afternoon of the next day, Bee was again alone.
old
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From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
out
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From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a little chilly outside.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
room
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From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
sat
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From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
shrinks
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From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
somewhere
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From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
taking
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From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the afternoon of the next day, Bee was again alone.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
things
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From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
trusted
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From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
up
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From this reading The old aunt had come down for lunch, but gone up to her room again to rest after that meal.
various
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From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
walks
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From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
warm
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From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN the afternoon of the next day, Bee was again alone.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The big boys, attended by such of the little boys as could be trusted with these athletes, were taking violent exercise somewhere, and Bee sat by the fire, alone.
wrapped
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From this reading The children, of course, wrapped up in their warm things, and in the virtue of the English nursery, which shrinks from no east wind, were out for their various walks.
