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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 To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
all
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From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
Back
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From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
beautiful
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From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
bed
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From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
Bethlehem
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From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
bicycle
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From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
biggest
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From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
Borderland
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From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
bulging
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From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
children
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From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
Chris's
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From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
Christmas
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From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
Cottage
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From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
delight
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From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
down
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From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
dressing-gowns
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From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
examining
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From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
get
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From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
go
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From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
just
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From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
kinds
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From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
light
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From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
like
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From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
Manger
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From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
merry
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From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
mother's
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From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
Noel's
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From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
Nurse
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From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
only
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From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
picture
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From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
presented
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From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
presents
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From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
put
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From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
quickly
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From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
representing
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From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
room
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From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
smaller
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From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
stockings
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From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
stop
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From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
there
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From this reading Of course Noel's was the biggest; and there beside his bed was a bicycle, just like Chris's, only smaller.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
transports
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From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
tried
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From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
trooped
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From this reading They all trooped down to their mother's room in their dressing-gowns and presented her with a beautiful picture representing the Manger at Bethlehem.
up
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From this reading He was in transports of delight, and tried to get on it and go up and down the passage, but Nurse quickly put a stop to that.
very
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From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
Wistaria
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From this reading To the Borderland and Back Christmas morning at Wistaria Cottage was a very merry one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Long before light the children were examining their Christmas stockings, which were bulging with all kinds of presents from every one.
