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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 A PROMISE KEPT.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
addressed
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
always
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
arrived
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From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been waiting for it every day."
breakfast
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From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
day
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From this reading I've been waiting for it every day."
down
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
Edward
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I've been waiting for it every day."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I know there's a letter from Jack for me, isn't there?
fortnight
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I know there's a letter from Jack for me, isn't there?
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know there's a letter from Jack for me, isn't there?
I've
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From this reading I've been waiting for it every day."
isn't
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From this reading I know there's a letter from Jack for me, isn't there?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I've been waiting for it every day."
Jack
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From this reading I know there's a letter from Jack for me, isn't there?
joyously
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From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
KEPT
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From this reading A PROMISE KEPT.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know there's a letter from Jack for me, isn't there?
later
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
letter
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
letters
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From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know there's a letter from Jack for me, isn't there?
message
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
niece
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
nursery
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
opened
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
out
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From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
post-bag
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
PROMISE
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From this reading A PROMISE KEPT.
saw
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From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
sent
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
Sir
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
table
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From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
there
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From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
there's
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From this reading I know there's a letter from Jack for me, isn't there?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
Uncle
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From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
undisturbed
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From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
very
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From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
waiting
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From this reading I've been waiting for it every day."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading About a fortnight later Sir Edward, who always opened the post-bag himself, found there a letter addressed to his little niece, and sent a message to the nursery to tell her to come down to him.
wished
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From this reading She arrived very surprised at the summons, as Sir Edward always wished to be left undisturbed at his breakfast, but when she saw the letters on the table she cried out joyously,-- "Good morning, Uncle Edward.
