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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 "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
afraid
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From this reading "But you say she said she was not afraid, so it cannot hurt her."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
all
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
beggars
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
brother
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
cannot
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
dark
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From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
die
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From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
find
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
fright
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From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
get
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
girl
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
go
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
hurt
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From this reading "But you say she said she was not afraid, so it cannot hurt her."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But you say she said she was not afraid, so it cannot hurt her."
June
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
JUNE'S
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From this reading JUNE'S PITY.
kitten
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
knee
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
lesson
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
mother
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
needs
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
night
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From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
only
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From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
out
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
PITY
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From this reading JUNE'S PITY.
said
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
say
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From this reading "But you say she said she was not afraid, so it cannot hurt her."
says
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
Scott
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
seating
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
shut
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From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But you say she said she was not afraid, so it cannot hurt her."
soft-hearted
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
sought
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
spend
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
station
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
stay
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From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
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 June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
try
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From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
up
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From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
urged
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From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But you say she said she was not afraid, so it cannot hurt her."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
why
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From this reading "But only think if I were shut up and had to stay in the dark all night, why, I should die from fright."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the afternoon June sought her brother, and seating herself on his knee urged him to go with her and help her find the little girl, and get her out of the station.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you little, soft-hearted kitten," said Scott, "we cannot look after all the beggars, and we could not get her out until morning if we were to try, and, besides, mother says she needs a lesson, and, last of all, I cannot spend the time."
