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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 BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
anxiously
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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
Betty
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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
BEYONDprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
bweakfast
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From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
considered
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From this reading Ruth considered.
Dad
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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
dear
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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
DOUBT
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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
fink
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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
he'll
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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
hungwy
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From this reading I’m offul hungwy.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
I'm
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From this reading I’m offul hungwy.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
Jesus
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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
Lon
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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
offul
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From this reading I’m offul hungwy.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
Ruth
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From this reading Ruth considered.
send
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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
small
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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
some
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From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think he’ll send some one, dear--Dad or Lon or--some one.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you fink he’ll send him in time for bweakfast?
voice
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From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT “Do you fink Jesus will come, Betty?” a small voice inquired anxiously.