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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
arranged
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From this reading And so it was arranged that Margaret was to stay with Nan for an indefinite period.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
Aunt
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From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
cards
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From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
carriage
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From this reading The two young women refused to go in the carriage.
cities
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From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
company
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From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
days
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From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
declare
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
exclaimed
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
Fanny
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so it was arranged that Margaret was to stay with Nan for an indefinite period.
formality
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From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
go
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From this reading The two young women refused to go in the carriage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
hope
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From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
indefinite
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From this reading And so it was arranged that Margaret was to stay with Nan for an indefinite period.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it was arranged that Margaret was to stay with Nan for an indefinite period.
just
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From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
ladies
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From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
laughed
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
like
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
Margaret
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From this reading And so it was arranged that Margaret was to stay with Nan for an indefinite period.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
Miss
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
mock
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From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
Mr
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From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
Nan
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
occasionally
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From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
old
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
period
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From this reading And so it was arranged that Margaret was to stay with Nan for an indefinite period.
receiving
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From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
refused
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From this reading The two young women refused to go in the carriage.
said
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
see
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From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
send
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From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
serious
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it was arranged that Margaret was to stay with Nan for an indefinite period.
sometimes
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
stay
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From this reading And so it was arranged that Margaret was to stay with Nan for an indefinite period.
talk
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And so it was arranged that Margaret was to stay with Nan for an indefinite period.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
Tomlin
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From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
too
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From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
two
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From this reading The two young women refused to go in the carriage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so it was arranged that Margaret was to stay with Nan for an indefinite period.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
whereupon
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I hope you will come to see me occasionally, Mr. Tomlin, and you too, Aunt Fanny," she said with mock formality.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And so it was arranged that Margaret was to stay with Nan for an indefinite period.
woman
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From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
women
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From this reading The two young women refused to go in the carriage.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I declare, Nan, you talk like an old woman!" exclaimed Miss Fanny; whereupon Nan laughed and said she had to be serious sometimes.
you'll
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From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
young
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From this reading The two young women refused to go in the carriage.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We shall have days for receiving company, just as the fine ladies do in the cities; and you'll have to send in your cards."
