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5
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From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
affair
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From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
always
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From this reading I hope you will always love her, but I want you to remember she has offended your father and married without his consent.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her mother missed writing for a week, and then she wrote in an unusual key.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
angry
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From this reading Your father is very angry, and will not have her name mentioned in his hearing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
away
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From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I hope you will always love her, but I want you to remember she has offended your father and married without his consent.
clear
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From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
consent
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From this reading I hope you will always love her, but I want you to remember she has offended your father and married without his consent.
dear
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From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
father
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From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her mother missed writing for a week, and then she wrote in an unusual key.
Gwen
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From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
happened
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From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
hearing
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From this reading Your father is very angry, and will not have her name mentioned in his hearing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
High
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From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I hope you will always love her, but I want you to remember she has offended your father and married without his consent.
hope
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From this reading I hope you will always love her, but I want you to remember she has offended your father and married without his consent.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her mother missed writing for a week, and then she wrote in an unusual key.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your father is very angry, and will not have her name mentioned in his hearing.
key
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From this reading Her mother missed writing for a week, and then she wrote in an unusual key.
letter
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From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
love
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From this reading I hope you will always love her, but I want you to remember she has offended your father and married without his consent.
married
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From this reading I hope you will always love her, but I want you to remember she has offended your father and married without his consent.
Marticombe-on-Sea
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From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
mentioned
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From this reading Your father is very angry, and will not have her name mentioned in his hearing.
missed
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From this reading Her mother missed writing for a week, and then she wrote in an unusual key.
mother
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From this reading Her mother missed writing for a week, and then she wrote in an unusual key.
much
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From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your father is very angry, and will not have her name mentioned in his hearing.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your father is very angry, and will not have her name mentioned in his hearing.
offended
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From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
PartnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
ran
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From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I hope you will always love her, but I want you to remember she has offended your father and married without his consent.
school
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From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
sister
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From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
term
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From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
then
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From this reading Her mother missed writing for a week, and then she wrote in an unusual key.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
unusual
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From this reading Her mother missed writing for a week, and then she wrote in an unusual key.
very
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From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
want
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From this reading I hope you will always love her, but I want you to remember she has offended your father and married without his consent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
week
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From this reading Her mother missed writing for a week, and then she wrote in an unusual key.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Part 5 The Gwen affair happened when she was away at school at Marticombe-on-Sea, a term before she went to the High School, and was never very clear to her.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope you will always love her, but I want you to remember she has offended your father and married without his consent.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I hope you will always love her, but I want you to remember she has offended your father and married without his consent.
writing
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From this reading Her mother missed writing for a week, and then she wrote in an unusual key.
wrote
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From this reading Her mother missed writing for a week, and then she wrote in an unusual key.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear,” the letter ran, “I have to tell you that your sister Gwen has offended your father very much.
