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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 A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
absurd
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
accoutrements
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From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
all
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From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
almost
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From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
arranged
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From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even Mousie exclaimed with delight at the bright-colored papers of flower-seeds on her plate.
barn-yard
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From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
biddies
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
Bobsey
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From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
bright
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From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
bright-colored
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From this reading Even Mousie exclaimed with delight at the bright-colored papers of flower-seeds on her plate.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
cackle
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
candy
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From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
china
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
CITY
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From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
corner
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From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
COUNTRY
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From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
delight
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From this reading Even Mousie exclaimed with delight at the bright-colored papers of flower-seeds on her plate.
dozen
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
easily
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
eggs
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Mousie exclaimed with delight at the bright-colored papers of flower-seeds on her plate.
exclaimed
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From this reading Even Mousie exclaimed with delight at the bright-colored papers of flower-seeds on her plate.
eyes
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From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
FLAT
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From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
flower-seeds
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From this reading Even Mousie exclaimed with delight at the bright-colored papers of flower-seeds on her plate.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
given
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
gun
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From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even Mousie exclaimed with delight at the bright-colored papers of flower-seeds on her plate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
imitation
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
inmates
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From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
lay
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
lure
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
Merton
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From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
Mousie
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From this reading Even Mousie exclaimed with delight at the bright-colored papers of flower-seeds on her plate.
natural
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From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
nests
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even Mousie exclaimed with delight at the bright-colored papers of flower-seeds on her plate.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
out
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From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
papers
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From this reading Even Mousie exclaimed with delight at the bright-colored papers of flower-seeds on her plate.
plate
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From this reading Even Mousie exclaimed with delight at the bright-colored papers of flower-seeds on her plate.
presented
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From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
prospective
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
purchases
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From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
reached
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
single-barrelled
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From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
some
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From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
table
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From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
toys
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From this reading Little Bobsey had to have some toys and candy, but they all presented to his eyes the natural inmates of the barn-yard.
tried
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS IN A CITY FLAT On Christmas morning we all brought out our purchases and arranged them on a table.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
wild
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From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
Winnie
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From this reading To Winnie were given half a dozen china eggs with which to lure the prospective biddies to lay in nests easily reached, and she tried to cackle over them in absurd imitation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Merton was almost wild when he found a bright single-barrelled gun with accoutrements standing in the corner.
