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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 SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
always
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
any
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From this reading Everyone disagreed with him at the time, and no one attached any importance to the incident.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
ask
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
attached
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From this reading Everyone disagreed with him at the time, and no one attached any importance to the incident.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
big
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
breakfast
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
cross
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From this reading For the Psammead, which was very cross and sleepy, said:
cup
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
Cyril
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From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
day
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From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
disagreed
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From this reading Everyone disagreed with him at the time, and no one attached any importance to the incident.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
down
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
dreamily
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
England
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone disagreed with him at the time, and no one attached any importance to the incident.
felt
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
fight
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
greater
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From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
head
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everyone disagreed with him at the time, and no one attached any importance to the incident.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
hundred
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
importance
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From this reading Everyone disagreed with him at the time, and no one attached any importance to the incident.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
incident
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From this reading Everyone disagreed with him at the time, and no one attached any importance to the incident.
Indians
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
just
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
mistakes
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
Mohicans
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From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Everyone disagreed with him at the time, and no one attached any importance to the incident.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everyone disagreed with him at the time, and no one attached any importance to the incident.
ones
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
out
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
pieces
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
pounds
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
prevent
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
Probably
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From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
Psammead
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From this reading For the Psammead, which was very cross and sleepy, said:
Queen
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
reading
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really
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
reasonable
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
Red
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
said
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
sand-pit
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
SCALPS
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From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
size
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
sleepy
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From this reading For the Psammead, which was very cross and sleepy, said:
story
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
success
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From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
tea
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
there
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone disagreed with him at the time, and no one attached any importance to the incident.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
turn
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
two-shilling
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
very
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From this reading For the Psammead, which was very cross and sleepy, said:
Victoria's
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
well
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From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But when they went down to the sand-pit to ask for a hundred pounds in two-shilling pieces with Queen Victoria's head on, to prevent mistakes - which they had always felt to be a really reasonable wish that must turn out well - they found out that they had done it again!
wish
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From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everyone disagreed with him at the time, and no one attached any importance to the incident.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading SCALPS Probably the day would have been a greater success if Cyril had not been reading The Last of the Mohicans.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The story was running in his head at breakfast, and as he took his third cup of tea he said dreamily, 'I wish there were Red Indians in England - not big ones, you know, but little ones, just about the right size for us to fight.'
