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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
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address
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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aloud
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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appeal
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AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Behaviour
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belonging
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Bemerton's
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book
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cake
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century
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childhood
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CHILDREN
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CONGENIAL
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discovery
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Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want to hear me read something?"
early
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eighteenth
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entitled
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Estabrooks
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explaining
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finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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foundation
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frenzied
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Gardens
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GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you want to hear me read something?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intended
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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joy
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Kensington
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Ladies
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LAUGHTER
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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manners
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manual
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Masters
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MATERIAL
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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meal
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means
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Misses
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MODERN
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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Naomi
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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noise
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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notable
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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parks
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pocket
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Polite
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PROVIDED
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purpose
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put
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read
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reading
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recent
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response
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round
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School
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schoolroom
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sit-down
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SOME
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Do you want to hear me read something?"
Sunday
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table
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tea
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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three
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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VERY
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walked
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want
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I asked after tea, and in response to a by no means frenzied appeal (for reading aloud is not the joy it was in my childhood) I began, after first explaining the purpose of the book.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SOME MODERN CHILDREN ARE PROVIDED WITH SOME VERY CONGENIAL MATERIAL FOR LAUGHTER On a fine Sunday afternoon Naomi and I walked through three parks and Kensington Gardens to have tea with the Estabrooks.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want to hear me read something?"
Young
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