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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 So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
advice
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
agreed
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From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
all
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From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES ARE SENT AWAY.
AWAY
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES ARE SENT AWAY.
called
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
cherry
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From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
CHILDREN
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES ARE SENT AWAY.
chocolate-drops
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
day
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From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
down
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
eight
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
entreated
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From this reading They then particularly entreated them not to quarrel; and all the parents sent off their children with a parting injunction.
expenses
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
FAMILIES
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES ARE SENT AWAY.
fathers
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From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
fight
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From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
find
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From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
gave
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
green
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
injunction
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From this reading They then particularly entreated them not to quarrel; and all the parents sent off their children with a parting injunction.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
morocco
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
mothers
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From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They then particularly entreated them not to quarrel; and all the parents sent off their children with a parting injunction.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES ARE SENT AWAY.
off
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From this reading They then particularly entreated them not to quarrel; and all the parents sent off their children with a parting injunction.
old
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From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
out
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From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
parents
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From this reading They then particularly entreated them not to quarrel; and all the parents sent off their children with a parting injunction.
Parrots
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From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
particularly
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From this reading They then particularly entreated them not to quarrel; and all the parents sent off their children with a parting injunction.
parting
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From this reading They then particularly entreated them not to quarrel; and all the parents sent off their children with a parting injunction.
pocket-book
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading They then particularly entreated them not to quarrel; and all the parents sent off their children with a parting injunction.
said
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From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
see
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From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
send
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From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
SENT
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES ARE SENT AWAY.
set
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
SEVEN
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From this reading THE CHILDREN OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES ARE SENT AWAY.
shillings
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
small
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
some
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHILDREN OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES ARE SENT AWAY.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
then
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From this reading They then particularly entreated them not to quarrel; and all the parents sent off their children with a parting injunction.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
together
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From this reading So they called them all together, and gave them each eight shillings and some good advice, some chocolate-drops, and a small green morocco pocket-book to set down their expenses in.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They then particularly entreated them not to quarrel; and all the parents sent off their children with a parting injunction.
world
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From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One day all the seven fathers and the seven mothers of the seven families agreed that they would send their children out to see the world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If," said the old Parrots, "you find a cherry, do not fight about who should have it."
