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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 The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something safe and solid about Miss Bates that gave weight to her opinion.
advice
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From this reading With two school teachers at the table Susan felt she was sure to receive good advice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was something safe and solid about Miss Bates that gave weight to her opinion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
Bates
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From this reading When Henrietta Bates said this, Miss Redding had no further doubts, for she had a very high opinion of Miss Bates.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
breakfast
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
brief
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
conversation
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
delight
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From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
doubts
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From this reading When Henrietta Bates said this, Miss Redding had no further doubts, for she had a very high opinion of Miss Bates.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
end
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From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
felt
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From this reading With two school teachers at the table Susan felt she was sure to receive good advice.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
further
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From this reading When Henrietta Bates said this, Miss Redding had no further doubts, for she had a very high opinion of Miss Bates.
future
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
gave
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From this reading There was something safe and solid about Miss Bates that gave weight to her opinion.
go
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From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With two school teachers at the table Susan felt she was sure to receive good advice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Henrietta Bates said this, Miss Redding had no further doubts, for she had a very high opinion of Miss Bates.
hardly
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From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
held
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
Henrietta
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From this reading When Henrietta Bates said this, Miss Redding had no further doubts, for she had a very high opinion of Miss Bates.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something safe and solid about Miss Bates that gave weight to her opinion.
high
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From this reading When Henrietta Bates said this, Miss Redding had no further doubts, for she had a very high opinion of Miss Bates.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
immediate
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
important
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
Lem
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
Lem's
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
Miss
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When Henrietta Bates said this, Miss Redding had no further doubts, for she had a very high opinion of Miss Bates.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
opinion
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From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
receive
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From this reading With two school teachers at the table Susan felt she was sure to receive good advice.
Redding
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
regarding
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
remaining
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From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
safe
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From this reading There was something safe and solid about Miss Bates that gave weight to her opinion.
said
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From this reading When Henrietta Bates said this, Miss Redding had no further doubts, for she had a very high opinion of Miss Bates.
school
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
sent
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With two school teachers at the table Susan felt she was sure to receive good advice.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
solid
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From this reading There was something safe and solid about Miss Bates that gave weight to her opinion.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something safe and solid about Miss Bates that gave weight to her opinion.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With two school teachers at the table Susan felt she was sure to receive good advice.
Susan
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From this reading With two school teachers at the table Susan felt she was sure to receive good advice.
table
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From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
tag
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From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
teachers
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From this reading With two school teachers at the table Susan felt she was sure to receive good advice.
term
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From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
There
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From this reading There was something safe and solid about Miss Bates that gave weight to her opinion.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When Henrietta Bates said this, Miss Redding had no further doubts, for she had a very high opinion of Miss Bates.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
two
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From this reading With two school teachers at the table Susan felt she was sure to receive good advice.
unanimous
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From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
very
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From this reading When Henrietta Bates said this, Miss Redding had no further doubts, for she had a very high opinion of Miss Bates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With two school teachers at the table Susan felt she was sure to receive good advice.
weight
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From this reading There was something safe and solid about Miss Bates that gave weight to her opinion.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Henrietta Bates said this, Miss Redding had no further doubts, for she had a very high opinion of Miss Bates.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading The next morning Miss Redding held a brief conversation at the breakfast table regarding Lem's immediate future, the important question being whether Lem should be sent to school.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With two school teachers at the table Susan felt she was sure to receive good advice.
worth
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From this reading To Lem's delight the unanimous opinion was that it was hardly worth while for him to go to school during the brief tag end of the term remaining.
