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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 We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
absence
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When boys start off on an expedition like that, they cannot fix a date for their return.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PHIL’S UNCLE AND CHAP’S SISTER.
any
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From this reading “Now, Mrs. Webster,” said Mr. Godfrey, “don’t you expect them by any train to-day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
Berkeley
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
boys
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
Breakwater
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Now, Mrs. Webster,” said Mr. Godfrey, “don’t you expect them by any train to-day.
cannot
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From this reading When boys start off on an expedition like that, they cannot fix a date for their return.
Chap
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
CHAP'S
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From this reading PHIL’S UNCLE AND CHAP’S SISTER.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
date
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From this reading When boys start off on an expedition like that, they cannot fix a date for their return.
day
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
disturbed
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
don't
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From this reading “Now, Mrs. Webster,” said Mr. Godfrey, “don’t you expect them by any train to-day.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “Now, Mrs. Webster,” said Mr. Godfrey, “don’t you expect them by any train to-day.
expedition
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From this reading When boys start off on an expedition like that, they cannot fix a date for their return.
families
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
fix
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From this reading When boys start off on an expedition like that, they cannot fix a date for their return.
fixed
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
friends
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
Godfrey
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
Hall
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
Hyson
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
like
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From this reading When boys start off on an expedition like that, they cannot fix a date for their return.
long-continued
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
mother
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
Mr
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
Mrs
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From this reading “Now, Mrs. Webster,” said Mr. Godfrey, “don’t you expect them by any train to-day.
much
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
naturally
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
neighborhood
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
now
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
off
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From this reading When boys start off on an expedition like that, they cannot fix a date for their return.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
PHIL'S
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From this reading PHIL’S UNCLE AND CHAP’S SISTER.
place
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
return
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
rode
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
said
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From this reading “Now, Mrs. Webster,” said Mr. Godfrey, “don’t you expect them by any train to-day.
SISTER
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From this reading PHIL’S UNCLE AND CHAP’S SISTER.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When boys start off on an expedition like that, they cannot fix a date for their return.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When boys start off on an expedition like that, they cannot fix a date for their return.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Now, Mrs. Webster,” said Mr. Godfrey, “don’t you expect them by any train to-day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When boys start off on an expedition like that, they cannot fix a date for their return.
three
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
to-day
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From this reading “Now, Mrs. Webster,” said Mr. Godfrey, “don’t you expect them by any train to-day.
train
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
UNCLE
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From this reading PHIL’S UNCLE AND CHAP’S SISTER.
up
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
Webster
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When boys start off on an expedition like that, they cannot fix a date for their return.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
wondering
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From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the morning of the day which Chap Webster had fixed for his return from the Breakwater, Mr. Godfrey Berkeley, Phil’s uncle, rode over to the Webster place, and found Chap’s mother already wondering what train the boys would come up in.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, Mrs. Webster,” said Mr. Godfrey, “don’t you expect them by any train to-day.
young
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From this reading We must now return for a time to Hyson Hall and its neighborhood, where the families of our three young friends were naturally much disturbed at their long-continued absence.
