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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 Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
all
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From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
always
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From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
announce
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
announcement
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From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
banker
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From this reading [_The drawing-room of Mr. Sylvanus Potts Thompson, banker.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
coming
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
country
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
days
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
dinner
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From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you do, nephew? how do you do, Jane?
don't
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
dozen
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From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
drawing-room
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From this reading [_The drawing-room of Mr. Sylvanus Potts Thompson, banker.
Enter
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
few
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
glad
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From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
guests
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From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
How
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From this reading How do you do, nephew? how do you do, Jane?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
Jane
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From this reading How do you do, nephew? how do you do, Jane?
knew
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
making
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From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
man
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
matter
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
Mr
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From this reading [_The drawing-room of Mr. Sylvanus Potts Thompson, banker.
neat
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From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
nephew
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From this reading How do you do, nephew? how do you do, Jane?
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_The drawing-room of Mr. Sylvanus Potts Thompson, banker.
Potts
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From this reading [_The drawing-room of Mr. Sylvanus Potts Thompson, banker.
round
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From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
see
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From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
soon
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From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
Sylvanus
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From this reading [_The drawing-room of Mr. Sylvanus Potts Thompson, banker.
ten
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From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [_The drawing-room of Mr. Sylvanus Potts Thompson, banker.
there
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
Thompson
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From this reading [_The drawing-room of Mr. Sylvanus Potts Thompson, banker.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
uncle
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
waiting
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From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
wealthy
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
week
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From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
Why
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From this reading _Mr. Thompson._ Why, uncle, we did not expect you so soon, but we are always glad to see you, of course.
wife
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From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Thompson and his wife, with ten guests, making a neat round dozen in all, are waiting the announcement of dinner.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Enter Mr. Sylvanus Potts, a wealthy uncle from the country._] _Mr. Potts._ I told the man there was no need to announce me; you knew I was coming next week, and a few days don't matter.
