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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 And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
all
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From this reading How often we all do so!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
asleep
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From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
bed-rooms
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
begin
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From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
bit
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
careless
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
comes
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
creep
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
cross
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From this reading Else, why, when we go to rest good-natured and pleasant, should we wake up so cross?
differently
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How often we all do so!
dropped
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From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
Else
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From this reading Else, why, when we go to rest good-natured and pleasant, should we wake up so cross?
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
frequently
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
go
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From this reading Else, why, when we go to rest good-natured and pleasant, should we wake up so cross?
good-natured
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From this reading Else, why, when we go to rest good-natured and pleasant, should we wake up so cross?
How
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From this reading How often we all do so!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
impatient
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
imps
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
inclined
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
Katy
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From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
kept
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
night
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From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
often
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From this reading How often we all do so!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
overnight
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
pity
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
planned
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Else, why, when we go to rest good-natured and pleasant, should we wake up so cross?
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Else, why, when we go to rest good-natured and pleasant, should we wake up so cross?
ruffle
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
seems
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
shines
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Else, why, when we go to rest good-natured and pleasant, should we wake up so cross?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How often we all do so!
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
sun
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
tease
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
tempers
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
there
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
things
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
tied
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
to-day
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
TO-MORROW
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From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
up
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
wake
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From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How often we all do so!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And what a pity it is that when morning comes and to-morrow is to-day, we so frequently wake up feeling quite differently; careless or impatient, and not a bit inclined to do the fine things we planned overnight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
why
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From this reading Else, why, when we go to rest good-natured and pleasant, should we wake up so cross?
wicked
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading TO-MORROW "To-morrow I will begin," thought Katy, as she dropped asleep that night.
world
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From this reading Sometimes it seems as if there must be wicked little imps in the world, who are kept tied up so long as the sun shines, but who creep into our bed-rooms when we are asleep, to tease us and ruffle our tempers.
