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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 He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked, and then school began again.
all
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
arrived
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From this reading Peter arrived punctually at school the following day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked, and then school began again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Peter arrived punctually at school the following day.
ate
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
attended
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From this reading When Peter had finished his lessons on the days he attended school, he went over to Uncle's to see Heidi.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked, and then school began again.
benches
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
children
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
day
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From this reading Peter arrived punctually at school the following day.
days
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From this reading When Peter had finished his lessons on the days he attended school, he went over to Uncle's to see Heidi.
dinner
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
distance
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked, and then school began again.
Dorfli
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
feet
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
finished
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From this reading When Peter had finished his lessons on the days he attended school, he went over to Uncle's to see Heidi.
firmly
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
following
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From this reading Peter arrived punctually at school the following day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
Heidi
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From this reading When Peter had finished his lessons on the days he attended school, he went over to Uncle's to see Heidi.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
hold
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From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
home
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
immediately
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From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
knees
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
large
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From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
lessons
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From this reading When Peter had finished his lessons on the days he attended school, he went over to Uncle's to see Heidi.
liked
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From this reading Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked, and then school began again.
lived
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
living
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
meal
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
mid-day
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked, and then school began again.
o'clock
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From this reading Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked, and then school began again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked, and then school began again.
out
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Peter had finished his lessons on the days he attended school, he went over to Uncle's to see Heidi.
Peter
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From this reading Peter arrived punctually at school the following day.
punctually
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From this reading Peter arrived punctually at school the following day.
regularly
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
room
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From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
rushed
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From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
school
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From this reading Peter arrived punctually at school the following day.
seated
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
see
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From this reading When Peter had finished his lessons on the days he attended school, he went over to Uncle's to see Heidi.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
spread
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
tables
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From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter arrived punctually at school the following day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
then
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From this reading Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked, and then school began again.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked, and then school began again.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
TillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Till one o'clock they might all do as they liked, and then school began again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Peter had finished his lessons on the days he attended school, he went over to Uncle's to see Heidi.
to-day
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From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
Uncle's
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From this reading When Peter had finished his lessons on the days he attended school, he went over to Uncle's to see Heidi.
waiting
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From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
walked
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From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he walked into the large room at Uncle's to-day, Heidi immediately rushed forward and took hold of him, for it was for Peter she had been waiting.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Peter had finished his lessons on the days he attended school, he went over to Uncle's to see Heidi.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had brought his dinner with him, for all the children who lived at a distance regularly seated themselves at mid-day on the tables, and resting their feet firmly on the benches, spread out their meal on their knees and so ate their dinner, while those living in Dorfli went home for theirs.
