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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 TEDDY GOES FOR A WALK Section 1 All over England now, where the livery of mourning had been a rare thing to see, women and children went about in the October sunshine in new black clothes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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All
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also
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From this reading And there was also a growing multitude of crippled and disabled men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TEDDY GOES FOR A WALK Section 1 All over England now, where the livery of mourning had been a rare thing to see, women and children went about in the October sunshine in new black clothes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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black
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CHAPTER
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children
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clothes
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coloured
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crippled
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destroyed
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disabled
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dyers
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EASY
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England
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Everywhere
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From this reading Everywhere one met these fresh griefs, mothers who had lost their sons, women who had lost their men, lives shattered and hopes destroyed.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TESTAMENT OF MATCHING'S EASY CHAPTER THE FIRST MRS.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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fresh
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garments
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From this reading The dyers had a great time turning coloured garments to black.
GOES
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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griefs
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growing
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hopes
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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livery
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lives
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lost
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MATCHING'S
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men
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met
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mothers
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mourning
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MRS
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multitude
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new
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now
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October
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TESTAMENT OF MATCHING'S EASY CHAPTER THE FIRST MRS.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everywhere one met these fresh griefs, mothers who had lost their sons, women who had lost their men, lives shattered and hopes destroyed.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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rare
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Section
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see
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shattered
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sons
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sunshine
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TEDDY
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TESTAMENT
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From this reading THE TESTAMENT OF MATCHING'S EASY CHAPTER THE FIRST MRS.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TESTAMENT OF MATCHING'S EASY CHAPTER THE FIRST MRS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everywhere one met these fresh griefs, mothers who had lost their sons, women who had lost their men, lives shattered and hopes destroyed.
there
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From this reading And there was also a growing multitude of crippled and disabled men.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Everywhere one met these fresh griefs, mothers who had lost their sons, women who had lost their men, lives shattered and hopes destroyed.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TEDDY GOES FOR A WALK Section 1 All over England now, where the livery of mourning had been a rare thing to see, women and children went about in the October sunshine in new black clothes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dyers had a great time turning coloured garments to black.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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turning
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From this reading The dyers had a great time turning coloured garments to black.
WALK
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From this reading TEDDY GOES FOR A WALK Section 1 All over England now, where the livery of mourning had been a rare thing to see, women and children went about in the October sunshine in new black clothes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there was also a growing multitude of crippled and disabled men.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TEDDY GOES FOR A WALK Section 1 All over England now, where the livery of mourning had been a rare thing to see, women and children went about in the October sunshine in new black clothes.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading TEDDY GOES FOR A WALK Section 1 All over England now, where the livery of mourning had been a rare thing to see, women and children went about in the October sunshine in new black clothes.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Everywhere one met these fresh griefs, mothers who had lost their sons, women who had lost their men, lives shattered and hopes destroyed.
women
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From this reading TEDDY GOES FOR A WALK Section 1 All over England now, where the livery of mourning had been a rare thing to see, women and children went about in the October sunshine in new black clothes.
