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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 The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
absolutely
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
agreeable
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There will be no pupils at the school to-day.
Azalea
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From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There will be no pupils at the school to-day.
blew
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From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
breakfast
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
Carin
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From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
charming
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
chimney
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From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
damp
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From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
day
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
down
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From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
draw
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
eyes
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From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
failure
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
family
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
finally
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
following
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
foolish
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From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
girls
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
go
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From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
helped
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
kitchen
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
landscape
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From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
less
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
made
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
members
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
Miss
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From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “There will be no pupils at the school to-day.
number
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
opened
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From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
out
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
patience
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From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
pelting
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
pupils
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From this reading “There will be no pupils at the school to-day.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
rain-smitten
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From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
really
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From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
refused
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
school
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From this reading “There will be no pupils at the school to-day.
sent
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
shower
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
silvery
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
stove
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From this reading It made a failure of breakfast, for the kitchen stove absolutely refused to draw, and it sent the girls out finally in a pelting shower.
Sunday
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From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
There
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From this reading “There will be no pupils at the school to-day.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
to-day
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From this reading “There will be no pupils at the school to-day.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The little silvery shower which had helped to make Sunday charming, sent along a number of less agreeable members of its family the following day.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There will be no pupils at the school to-day.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Azalea and Carin opened their eyes upon a rain-smitten landscape, and down the chimney blew a damp wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
Zillah
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From this reading “You are foolish to go,” Miss Zillah told them, really quite out of patience with them for the first time.
