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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 ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
agreed
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
air
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From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
Andy
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From this reading “Of course, of course,” said Andy hastily, wishing to keep her in a good temper until the great day was over.
anxiously
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From this reading “Then you really think boilers?” he said anxiously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
boiled
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
boilers
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From this reading “Then you really think boilers?” he said anxiously.
conclave
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From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course, of course,” said Andy hastily, wishing to keep her in a good temper until the great day was over.
day
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From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
dressy
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
egg
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
end
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From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
fowls
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course, of course,” said Andy hastily, wishing to keep her in a good temper until the great day was over.
grated
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course, of course,” said Andy hastily, wishing to keep her in a good temper until the great day was over.
hastily
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From this reading “Of course, of course,” said Andy hastily, wishing to keep her in a good temper until the great day was over.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Then you really think boilers?” he said anxiously.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
Jebb
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From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
keep
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From this reading “Of course, of course,” said Andy hastily, wishing to keep her in a good temper until the great day was over.
lady-cook-housekeeper
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From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
lemon
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
luncheon-party
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From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
more
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
Mrs
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From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
ordered
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From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Of course, of course,” said Andy hastily, wishing to keep her in a good temper until the great day was over.
person
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From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
plain
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
rather
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From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
really
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From this reading “Then you really think boilers?” he said anxiously.
roast
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
said
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From this reading “Then you really think boilers?” he said anxiously.
sat
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From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
sauce
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
slices
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
solemn
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From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
temper
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From this reading “Of course, of course,” said Andy hastily, wishing to keep her in a good temper until the great day was over.
tether
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From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
Then
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From this reading “Then you really think boilers?” he said anxiously.
they'll
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From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then you really think boilers?” he said anxiously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I ordered boilers, so they’ll have to be,” said Mrs. Jebb, with the air of a person rather at the end of her tether.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Of course, of course,” said Andy hastily, wishing to keep her in a good temper until the great day was over.
Vicar
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From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
Vicarage
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From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
white
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From this reading “We agreed that with white sauce and grated egg and lemon slices you could make boiled fowls look more dressy than plain roast.”
wishing
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From this reading “Of course, of course,” said Andy hastily, wishing to keep her in a good temper until the great day was over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IT was the day of the luncheon-party at the Vicarage, and the Vicar sat in solemn conclave with his lady-cook-housekeeper.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then you really think boilers?” he said anxiously.
