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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 He determined, therefore, to keep a more watchful eye over her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
any
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From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was a wilful, wandering little maiden, who took everybody to be good even as she herself was good.
Beautiful
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From this reading Oh, for that Beautiful Summer!
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
charge
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
convinced
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
daughter
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading He determined, therefore, to keep a more watchful eye over her.
earth
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
enemy
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a wilful, wandering little maiden, who took everybody to be good even as she herself was good.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading She was a wilful, wandering little maiden, who took everybody to be good even as she herself was good.
evil
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From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
existed
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
eye
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From this reading He determined, therefore, to keep a more watchful eye over her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, for that Beautiful Summer!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a wilful, wandering little maiden, who took everybody to be good even as she herself was good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He determined, therefore, to keep a more watchful eye over her.
heart
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From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
heaven
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He determined, therefore, to keep a more watchful eye over her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was a wilful, wandering little maiden, who took everybody to be good even as she herself was good.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
keep
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From this reading He determined, therefore, to keep a more watchful eye over her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a wilful, wandering little maiden, who took everybody to be good even as she herself was good.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading She was a wilful, wandering little maiden, who took everybody to be good even as she herself was good.
more
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
move
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
much
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
now
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, for that Beautiful Summer!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He determined, therefore, to keep a more watchful eye over her.
own
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From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
Peggy
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
remove
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
showman
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From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
Summer
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From this reading Oh, for that Beautiful Summer!
suspicion
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From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, for that Beautiful Summer!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He determined, therefore, to keep a more watchful eye over her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a wilful, wandering little maiden, who took everybody to be good even as she herself was good.
wandering
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From this reading She was a wilful, wandering little maiden, who took everybody to be good even as she herself was good.
warm
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From this reading She had no suspicion of evil in any one, because it existed not in her own warm little heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
watchful
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From this reading He determined, therefore, to keep a more watchful eye over her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
wilful
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From this reading She was a wilful, wandering little maiden, who took everybody to be good even as she herself was good.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The worthy showman was now more convinced than ever that an enemy existed who would move heaven and earth to remove Peggy from his charge, and she was quite as much to him as if she had been his daughter.
