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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 They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
afternoons
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
all
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From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
biased
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
boarders
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
book
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From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
broached
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
cinema
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From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
Concerns
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
Consie's
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From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
Day
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
dragged
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From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
effects
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
extremely
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From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
favour
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From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
forcibly
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From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
game
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
genteel
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
Girls
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
gleefully
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From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
half-heartedly
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From this reading They played half-heartedly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
hockey
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
holidays
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From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
Isobel
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
keen
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From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
naturally
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
off
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From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
opinion
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
out
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From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
perhaps
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
play
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From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
played
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From this reading They played half-heartedly.
practices
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
put
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From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
quiet
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From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
rather
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
rough
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
Saturday
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
shins
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
Silverside
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
spent
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From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
suffering
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
suggestion
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
tastes
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From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
termed
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From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They played half-heartedly.
ugly
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
walk
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From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not extremely keen, and they gleefully put off play in favour of a walk or of the cinema.
whack
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From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Concerns Day Girls The Silverside boarders had what might perhaps be termed rather "genteel" hockey practices on Saturday afternoons.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Isobel even broached the suggestion that hockey was a rough game, but that was when she was suffering from the effects of an ugly whack across the shins, and her opinion was naturally biased.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Consie's tastes were all for quiet, and she would have spent her holidays over a book if she had not been forcibly dragged out.
