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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 matter was laid before a family council, held after breakfast in the dining-room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The matter was laid before a family council, held after breakfast in the dining-room.
Alice
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From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
appealed
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From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
Arry
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The matter was laid before a family council, held after breakfast in the dining-room.
breakfast
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From this reading The matter was laid before a family council, held after breakfast in the dining-room.
brother
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
coming
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From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The matter was laid before a family council, held after breakfast in the dining-room.
day
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
declaration
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
delivered
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
dining-room
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From this reading The matter was laid before a family council, held after breakfast in the dining-room.
discussion
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From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
don't
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From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
doubtful
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From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
expressed
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From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
family
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From this reading The matter was laid before a family council, held after breakfast in the dining-room.
following
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
go
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From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
heartily
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From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
held
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From this reading The matter was laid before a family council, held after breakfast in the dining-room.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
house
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From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
independence
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
it's
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From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
laid
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From this reading The matter was laid before a family council, held after breakfast in the dining-room.
leave
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From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
matter
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From this reading The matter was laid before a family council, held after breakfast in the dining-room.
me'll
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From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
mother
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From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
Mrs
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From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
Mutimer
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From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
necessitated
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
nobly
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
opened
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From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
responded
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From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
Richard
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From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
Richard's
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
said
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From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
slower
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From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
some
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From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
stay
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
sternly
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From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
terms
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From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
town
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From this reading The declaration of independence so nobly delivered by his brother ’Arry necessitated Richard’s stay in town over the following day.
utterance
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From this reading Alice responded heartily; Mrs. Mutimer was slower in coming to utterance, but at length expressed herself in no doubtful terms.
vehemence
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From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The matter was laid before a family council, held after breakfast in the dining-room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Richard opened the discussion with some vehemence, and appealed to his mother and Alice for support.
work
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From this reading ‘If he don’t go to his work,’ she said sternly, ‘it’s either him or me’ll have to leave this house.
