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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 fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
altogether
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
Baines
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much to eat, does there?"
behave
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From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
certainly
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From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
child
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
conduct
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
conscious
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
dining-room
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much to eat, does there?"
doesn't
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From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much to eat, does there?"
don't
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From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
eat
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From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much to eat, does there?"
enough
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From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
FeelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
fire
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From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
how
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From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
impressed
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From this reading She looked round and round and I knew she was not impressed.
improper
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
intention
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From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
keeps
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
kitchen
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
knew
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From this reading She looked round and round and I knew she was not impressed.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
led
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked round and round and I knew she was not impressed.
more
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
Mrs
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
much
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From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much to eat, does there?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
provisions
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
receptaclenounUS /rɪˈsep.tə.kəl/
An object or container used to hold or store something.
From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
ridiculous
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
round
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From this reading She looked round and round and I knew she was not impressed.
say
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
seem
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From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much to eat, does there?"
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
show
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From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
signs
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From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
simple
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From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
store
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From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
there
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From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fire certainly did show signs of an intention to behave as a fire ought to.
very
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From this reading "There doesn't seem to be very much to eat, does there?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I don't know how she had done it, it seemed simple enough, but there it was.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Feeling more and more conscious that my conduct was altogether improper, not to say ridiculous, I led that child from the dining-room, across the kitchen, to the receptacle where Mrs Baines keeps her store of provisions.
