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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 It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
bathing
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From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
beach
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From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
brightly
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From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
brothers
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From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
busy
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From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
disconsolately
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From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
down
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From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
Find
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girl
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glanced
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From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
Gubbins
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From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
Gypsy
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From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
I'll
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From this reading "Yes, I'll come.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
lady
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From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
like
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LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
lying
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From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
machine
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From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
Miss
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From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
pictures
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From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
provided
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From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
read
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From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
romp
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From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
singing
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
some
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spoke
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From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
spoken
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From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
Sunday
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From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
tired
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From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Trying
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
up
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From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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walking
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From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
well
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From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Gypsy could not read well, and she had looked at pictures till she was tired, so she glanced up brightly when spoken to.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were lying down under a bathing machine, busy with some books with which Miss Gubbins had provided them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
wishing
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From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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Yes
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From this reading "Yes, I'll come.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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young
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From this reading It was a young lady who spoke to Gypsy the next afternoon, as she was walking disconsolately along the beach, wishing it was not Sunday, that she might have a good romp with her brothers.
