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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
advanced
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
Ann
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
any
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From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
Artlike
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From this reading "It's Artlike," said Kipps, giving way.
associated
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
attired
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
bright
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From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
brown
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
CALLERS
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
counsels
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From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
day
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From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
dinner-table
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
discussed
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
fashionable
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
followed
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From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
giving
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From this reading "It's Artlike," said Kipps, giving way.
green
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
ideas
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
It's
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From this reading "It's Artlike," said Kipps, giving way.
Kipps
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
Kippses
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
loose
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
March
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From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
marriage
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From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
midday
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
moment
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From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
Mrs
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From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
o'clock
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
picturesque
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
pie
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
Pornick
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From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
post
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
postcards
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
rare
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From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
recently
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From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
rhubarb
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
robe
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From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
robes
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
said
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From this reading "It's Artlike," said Kipps, giving way.
sandals
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
sat
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
Sec
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
Sid
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From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
suit
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
sunshine
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From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
there
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From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
tie
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
two
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
usually
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
vestiges
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From this reading THE CALLERS Sec.1 The Kippses sat at their midday dinner-table and amidst the vestiges of rhubarb pie, and discussed two postcards the one o'clock post had brought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
way
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From this reading "It's Artlike," said Kipps, giving way.
weren't
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From this reading But there weren't any sandals on Ann or any advanced ideas, and the robe had come quite recently through the counsels of Mrs. Sid Pornick.
wet
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From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
windy
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From this reading It was a rare bright moment of sunshine in a wet and windy day in the March that followed their marriage.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
wore
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From this reading Kipps was attired in a suit of brown, with a tie of fashionable green, while Ann wore one of those picturesque loose robes that are usually associated with sandals and advanced ideas.
