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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 "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
addressing
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From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
all
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From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
ask
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From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
Bainton
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From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
cutting
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From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
delayed
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From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you understand?
don't
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
down
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From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
else
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
emphasis
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
Five
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From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
genially
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From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
give
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From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
greater
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
hand
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
interfere
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
mental
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From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
Miss
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From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
moment
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
more
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From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
note
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From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
once
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From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
orders
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From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
own
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From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
paused
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
probably
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From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
said
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From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
say
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
scolding
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From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
seen
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From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
send
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From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
Sisters
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From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
smiled
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From this reading He smiled genially at his own mental scolding of himself, and addressing Bainton once more, said:
spoke
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
then
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
trees
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From this reading I shall tell her all about the Five Sisters, and ask her to give orders that the cutting down of the trees may be delayed till she has seen them for herself.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you understand?
up
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From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
Vancourt
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From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
village
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
want
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From this reading But don't say anything about this in the village," here he paused a moment, and then spoke with greater emphasis--"I don't want to interfere with anything anybody else may have on hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
write
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From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shall probably write a note to Miss Vancourt this afternoon, and send you up with it.
