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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 say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
ablutions
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It must have been about dawn.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
Araucanians
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
ask
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From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
Aunt
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From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
awakened
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
beautiful
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From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
caught
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From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
couch
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
daresay
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From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
dawn
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From this reading It must have been about dawn.
fight
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
find
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From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
following
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
forest
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From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
glad
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From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
Harry
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been about dawn.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
I'll
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From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have been about dawn.
just
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From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
like
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
Mary
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From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been about dawn.
observed
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
off
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
perform
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
plunge
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
raising
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
returning
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
river's
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
Ruby
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From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
say
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
shown
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From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
side
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
sight
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From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
sister
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
skins
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
sounds
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
stir
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From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
stream
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From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
Topsie
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From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
uncommonly
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
up
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
warm
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From this reading “I say, Harry,” observed his sister, raising herself up from off her couch of warm skins, “I should uncommonly like a plunge.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Harry and Topsie were awakened the morning following upon that of the fight, by the sounds of the Araucanians returning from the river’s side, where they had been to perform their morning ablutions.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I daresay Aunt Ruby and Mary will be glad to be shown it, so I’ll just stir them up and ask them.”
yesterday
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From this reading I caught sight of a beautiful stream in the forest yesterday which I think I could find again.
