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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
all
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From this reading It was the first time they had all met since the return of the travellers from India.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Later they were going to hear Melba in "Faust," but there was no hurry.
Carolina
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
Carolina's
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
DANGER
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
dearest
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From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
dinner-table
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
Faust
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From this reading Later they were going to hear Melba in "Faust," but there was no hurry.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time they had all met since the return of the travellers from India.
friend
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the first time they had all met since the return of the travellers from India.
gathered
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
girl
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
going
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From this reading Later they were going to hear Melba in "Faust," but there was no hurry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the first time they had all met since the return of the travellers from India.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Later they were going to hear Melba in "Faust," but there was no hurry.
heart
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From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
Howard
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
hurry
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From this reading Later they were going to hear Melba in "Faust," but there was no hurry.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Later they were going to hear Melba in "Faust," but there was no hurry.
India
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From this reading It was the first time they had all met since the return of the travellers from India.
intimate
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
Kate
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
Later
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From this reading Later they were going to hear Melba in "Faust," but there was no hurry.
Lees
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
Melba
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From this reading Later they were going to hear Melba in "Faust," but there was no hurry.
met
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From this reading It was the first time they had all met since the return of the travellers from India.
most
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
Mrs
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
nine
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From this reading It was only nine o’clock.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Later they were going to hear Melba in "Faust," but there was no hurry.
Noel
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
o'clock
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From this reading It was only nine o’clock.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
only
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From this reading It was only nine o’clock.
people
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
Quentin
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
return
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From this reading It was the first time they had all met since the return of the travellers from India.
round
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
Sherman
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was the first time they had all met since the return of the travellers from India.
six
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
St
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
there
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From this reading Later they were going to hear Melba in "Faust," but there was no hurry.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the first time they had all met since the return of the travellers from India.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first time they had all met since the return of the travellers from India.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Later they were going to hear Melba in "Faust," but there was no hurry.
travellers
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From this reading It was the first time they had all met since the return of the travellers from India.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
wife
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
Winchester
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
wish
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From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
WISHING
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From this reading THE DANGER OF WISHING The Lees’ dinner-table was round, and about it were gathered six people--Sherman and his wife, Carolina, Mrs. Winchester, Noel St. Quentin, and Kate Howard, Carolina’s most intimate girl friend.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Carolina, if you could have the dearest wish of your heart, what would it be?" asked Noel St. Quentin.
