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Chapter XVIII

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Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.
“So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.
Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.
She knows my taste.
Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Edna Browning

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.
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“So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.
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Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.
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She knows my taste.
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Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.”

Parlor noun US /ˈpɑːrlər/

an old-fashioned sitting room

From this reading “Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.”

Second noun US /second/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading ““So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.”

Taste verb US /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading “She knows my taste.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.”

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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 Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

all

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

Astolat

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

au

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From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

Aunt

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From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

Becky

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From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

Bobtail

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

Burton

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From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

cavalier

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

chances

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

chicken

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From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

coming

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

country

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

darling

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From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

days

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

dear

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

driving

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

Elaines

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

extra

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

farm-house

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

fattest

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From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

few

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

gay

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

get

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From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

give

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

go

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

Guinevres

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

hold

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From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

jealous

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

knows

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From this reading She knows my taste.

Launcelot

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

letter

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

Maude

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

mean

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

Millville

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

Mr

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She knows my taste.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

night

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From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

now

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

oats

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

out

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From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

Overton

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

pan

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From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/

an old-fashioned sitting room

From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

Phil

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

readiness

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From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

received

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

revoir

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From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

ride

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

said

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

second

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

sent

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From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

Sir

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

sleighing

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

supply

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

tasteverbUS /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading She knows my taste.

TellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

Thursday

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From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Aunt Burton has sent for me to the parlor, so, dear, darling Mr. Overton, _au revoir_ till next Thursday night.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

Two

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

Uncle

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

vacation

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

warming

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From this reading Tell dear Aunt Becky to get out her warming pan, and hold her fattest chicken in readiness.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

weeks

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From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Two weeks after the ride to Millville, Uncle Phil received a letter from Maude, who said that as it was vacation with her now, she was coming for a few days to the farm-house.

wrote

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From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “So, dear Mr. Overton,” she wrote, “give Bobtail an extra supply of oats, for if it chances to be sleighing, I mean to make you into a gay cavalier, a second Sir Launcelot, of whom all the Guinevres and Elaines of Astolat shall be jealous, as we go driving through the country.