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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 One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
advantage
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From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
all
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
assembling
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From this reading But for this, and the assembling of the family at prayers, they might not all meet at once for a long time.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BEHAVIOR AT TABLE.
BEHAVIOR
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From this reading BEHAVIOR AT TABLE.
brings
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From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for this, and the assembling of the family at prayers, they might not all meet at once for a long time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
civilized
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
day
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From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
eat
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From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
family
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
food
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for this, and the assembling of the family at prayers, they might not all meet at once for a long time.
go
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From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
hours
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
inquire
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But for this, and the assembling of the family at prayers, they might not all meet at once for a long time.
meals
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From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
meet
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From this reading But for this, and the assembling of the family at prayers, they might not all meet at once for a long time.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But for this, and the assembling of the family at prayers, they might not all meet at once for a long time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
occur
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
once
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From this reading But for this, and the assembling of the family at prayers, they might not all meet at once for a long time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
partake
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From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
particular
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
people
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
placed
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From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
pleases
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From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
prayers
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From this reading But for this, and the assembling of the family at prayers, they might not all meet at once for a long time.
prepared
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
sit
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
social
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From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
TABLE
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From this reading BEHAVIOR AT TABLE.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But for this, and the assembling of the family at prayers, they might not all meet at once for a long time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But for this, and the assembling of the family at prayers, they might not all meet at once for a long time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
together
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
way
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From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Why not have the food prepared, and placed where every one can go and eat, whenever he pleases, by himself?
whole
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From this reading One great advantage of having a whole family sit together, and partake of their meals at the same time, is, that it brings them together in a social way, every day.
why
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From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did it ever occur to you to inquire why all civilized people have their food prepared at particular hours, and all the family sit at table together?
