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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 I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
afraid
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
always
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
appeared
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From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
blame
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
borrowed
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From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
breakfast
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From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
children
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From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
day
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From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
DR
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From this reading I HEAR STRANGE THINGS DR.
escape
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From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
eyes
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
FIRTH
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From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
glad
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From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
go
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From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
HEARnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I HEAR STRANGE THINGS DR.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
hundred
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HEAR STRANGE THINGS DR.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
immersed
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From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
impossible
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
Jack
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
Jack's
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From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
Judy
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
keep
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
letting
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
line
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
McNab
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From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
mournfully
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
news
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From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
night
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From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
out
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
real
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From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
remarked
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
room
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From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
share
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From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
shown
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From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
sight
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
small
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From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
STRANGE
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From this reading I HEAR STRANGE THINGS DR.
thank
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From this reading She had shown real feeling over the news of Jack’s escape, and had come to my room at night to thank me for my small share in it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
THINGS
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From this reading I HEAR STRANGE THINGS DR.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
vision
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From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FIRTH appeared next day after breakfast and borrowed me, with the children, for the day.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had remarked that I was afraid she would blame me for letting him out of my sight: to which she had replied mournfully that if one had a hundred eyes it would be impossible always to keep Judy and Jack in their line of vision.
writing
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From this reading Mrs. McNab was immersed in writing, and seemed glad to let us go.
