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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boys went their various ways, their minds also busy with the events of the afternoon.
all
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From this reading But I have not told you of all the discussions had that day.
also
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From this reading The boys went their various ways, their minds also busy with the events of the afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
annoyed
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From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
appeared
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From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
boys
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From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
busy
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From this reading The boys went their various ways, their minds also busy with the events of the afternoon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
care
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From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
day
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From this reading But I have not told you of all the discussions had that day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
discussions
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From this reading But I have not told you of all the discussions had that day.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
evening
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From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
events
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From this reading The boys went their various ways, their minds also busy with the events of the afternoon.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
GET
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From this reading “I WANT THEM TO GET USED TO PARLORS.”
Gracie
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From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I have not told you of all the discussions had that day.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I have not told you of all the discussions had that day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I WANT THEM TO GET USED TO PARLORS.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
interested
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From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
likely
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From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
minds
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From this reading The boys went their various ways, their minds also busy with the events of the afternoon.
music
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From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
PARLORS
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From this reading “I WANT THEM TO GET USED TO PARLORS.”
people
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From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
provided
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From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
said
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From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
sing
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From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
talk
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From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys went their various ways, their minds also busy with the events of the afternoon.
THEMpronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I WANT THEM TO GET USED TO PARLORS.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I WANT THEM TO GET USED TO PARLORS.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I have not told you of all the discussions had that day.
turning
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From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
two
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From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
USED
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From this reading “I WANT THEM TO GET USED TO PARLORS.”
various
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From this reading The boys went their various ways, their minds also busy with the events of the afternoon.
very
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From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
WANT
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From this reading “I WANT THEM TO GET USED TO PARLORS.”
ways
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From this reading The boys went their various ways, their minds also busy with the events of the afternoon.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys went their various ways, their minds also busy with the events of the afternoon.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
wholly
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From this reading “Those two people can think and talk of nothing but those dreadful boys,” said Gracie to herself, half annoyed and wholly interested.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
wonderment
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From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She found herself that very evening turning over the music, with the wonderment in her mind as to what she could sing that they would be likely to care for, provided one of them appeared, which thing she did not expect.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I have not told you of all the discussions had that day.
