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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 thought a great deal and talked it over several times.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
agreed
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From this reading Finally my wife agreed that the change would be wise and best for all.
all
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From this reading Finally my wife agreed that the change would be wise and best for all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We thought a great deal and talked it over several times.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Finally my wife agreed that the change would be wise and best for all.
became
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From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
best
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From this reading Finally my wife agreed that the change would be wise and best for all.
change
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From this reading Finally my wife agreed that the change would be wise and best for all.
children
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From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
clearer
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From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
day
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From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
deal
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From this reading We thought a great deal and talked it over several times.
delighted
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From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
dwelling
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From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
Finally
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From this reading Finally my wife agreed that the change would be wise and best for all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
further
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From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We thought a great deal and talked it over several times.
grew
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From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We thought a great deal and talked it over several times.
kept
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
minds
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
more
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From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Finally my wife agreed that the change would be wise and best for all.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
NEW
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From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
others
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We thought a great deal and talked it over several times.
own
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
proposed
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prospect
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From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
PROSPECTS
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From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
rather
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
said
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
sense
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
several
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From this reading We thought a great deal and talked it over several times.
shortcomings
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
soon
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
taken
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From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
talked
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From this reading We thought a great deal and talked it over several times.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Finally my wife agreed that the change would be wise and best for all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
Then
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From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
There
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From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We thought a great deal and talked it over several times.
times
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From this reading We thought a great deal and talked it over several times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
vivid
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading NEW PROSPECTS There is no need of dwelling further on the reasons for or against the step we proposed.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
well
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then the children were taken into our confidence, and they became more delighted every day as the prospect grew clearer to them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
wife
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From this reading Finally my wife agreed that the change would be wise and best for all.
wise
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From this reading Finally my wife agreed that the change would be wise and best for all.
won't
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Finally my wife agreed that the change would be wise and best for all.
youngest
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From this reading "We'll all be good soon, won't we?" said my youngest, who had a rather vivid sense of his own shortcomings, and kept them in the minds of others as well.
