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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 His Sunday clothes were smoothly laid out upon a chair, close to his bed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
allowed
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From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
also
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From this reading When Joshua makes his appearance in Dan's bedroom, it will be seen that he will also be dressed in his best clothes.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Joshua makes his appearance in Dan's bedroom, it will be seen that he will also be dressed in his best clothes.
away
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When Joshua makes his appearance in Dan's bedroom, it will be seen that he will also be dressed in his best clothes.
bed
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
bedroom
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From this reading When Joshua makes his appearance in Dan's bedroom, it will be seen that he will also be dressed in his best clothes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
best
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From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
chair
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From this reading His Sunday clothes were smoothly laid out upon a chair, close to his bed.
church-bells
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
close
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From this reading His Sunday clothes were smoothly laid out upon a chair, close to his bed.
clothes
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From this reading His Sunday clothes were smoothly laid out upon a chair, close to his bed.
Dan
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
Dan's
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From this reading When Joshua makes his appearance in Dan's bedroom, it will be seen that he will also be dressed in his best clothes.
day
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
dressed
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From this reading When Joshua makes his appearance in Dan's bedroom, it will be seen that he will also be dressed in his best clothes.
Ellen
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
especially
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
eventful
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From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
happy
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His Sunday clothes were smoothly laid out upon a chair, close to his bed.
hour
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
impatiently
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Joshua makes his appearance in Dan's bedroom, it will be seen that he will also be dressed in his best clothes.
Joshua
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
laid
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From this reading His Sunday clothes were smoothly laid out upon a chair, close to his bed.
linger
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
loved
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
lying
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
makes
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From this reading When Joshua makes his appearance in Dan's bedroom, it will be seen that he will also be dressed in his best clothes.
many
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
merry
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
middle
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From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
miles
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
now
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
Old
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
out
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From this reading His Sunday clothes were smoothly laid out upon a chair, close to his bed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
rising
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
Sailor
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
seen
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From this reading When Joshua makes his appearance in Dan's bedroom, it will be seen that he will also be dressed in his best clothes.
seven
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
smoothly
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From this reading His Sunday clothes were smoothly laid out upon a chair, close to his bed.
solemn
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
spent
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
Stepney
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
strike
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
suit
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From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
sun
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
Sunday
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From this reading His Sunday clothes were smoothly laid out upon a chair, close to his bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
thousands
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
together
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
waiting
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From this reading Upon that day the sun was rising now; and Dan, lying in bed, was waiting impatiently for the solemn and merry church-bells to strike the hour of seven.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
wear
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From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
week
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From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His Sunday clothes were smoothly laid out upon a chair, close to his bed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When Joshua makes his appearance in Dan's bedroom, it will be seen that he will also be dressed in his best clothes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had the day not been an eventful one, he would not have been allowed to wear his best suit in the middle of the week.
years
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From this reading In after years, when Joshua was many thousands of miles away from Stepney, Dan loved to linger over the memory of one especially happy day which he, and Joshua, and Ellen and the Old Sailor spent together.
