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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 Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
all
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
Allison
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From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
aloud
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
back
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
bed
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
caller
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From this reading Their first caller!
came
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
Christian
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From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
Cloud
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
door
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
down
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
early
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
Endeavor
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From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
evening
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
felt
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
fire
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their first caller!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
go
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From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
happy
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
home
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
hummed
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
hymns
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
Julia
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
just
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
knock
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
Leslie
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From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
meeting
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From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
Monday
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
new
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
old
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
out
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
piano
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
played
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
reading
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
Sabbath
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
sat
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
second
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From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
softly
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From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
stay
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
story
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
Sunday
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From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
supper
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
talked
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
talking
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
there
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From this reading But Monday evening quite early, just after they had come back from supper and were talking about reading a story aloud, there came a knock at the door.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
tired
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leslie and Allison did not go to the Christian Endeavor meeting that second Sunday.
unwise
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
urge
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
wanted
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From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie sat down at the new piano, and played softly old hymns that Julia Cloud hummed; and they all went to bed early, having had a happy Sabbath in their new home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were tired out, and wanted to stay at home all the evening, and Julia Cloud felt that it would be unwise to urge them; so they sat around the fire and talked.
