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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 At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And now--I am not to see you after all, for you are to be off at almost any time.
all
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From this reading And now--I am not to see you after all, for you are to be off at almost any time.
almost
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From this reading And now--I am not to see you after all, for you are to be off at almost any time.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And now--I am not to see you after all, for you are to be off at almost any time.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now--I am not to see you after all, for you are to be off at almost any time.
any
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From this reading And now--I am not to see you after all, for you are to be off at almost any time.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And now--I am not to see you after all, for you are to be off at almost any time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
away
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From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And now--I am not to see you after all, for you are to be off at almost any time.
BLACK
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From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
cottage
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From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
DEAR
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From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
deliberately
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From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
fifty
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From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
France
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From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
go
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From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
greatest
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From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
hoping
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From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
joy
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From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
letter
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From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
maturing
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From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
mean
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From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
miles
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From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
missed
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From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
more
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From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
now
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From this reading And now--I am not to see you after all, for you are to be off at almost any time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
off
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From this reading And now--I am not to see you after all, for you are to be off at almost any time.
often
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From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
place
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From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
plans
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From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
pride
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From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
rapidly
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From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
reached
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From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
REMEMBERverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
responding
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From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
ROBERT
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From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
seaside
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From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
see
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From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
small
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From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
summer
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From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
taken
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From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
telling
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From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At a place not fifty miles away from you, where I have taken a small seaside cottage for the summer!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My disappointment is as great as my pride in you--and my joy that you are responding to this greatest need of our time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now--I am not to see you after all, for you are to be off at almost any time.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
venture
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From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
Yes
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From this reading Yes, I did it deliberately, hoping it might mean that I should see you often--for I have missed you more than I quite venture to tell you.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SOMETHING TO REMEMBER MY DEAR ROBERT BLACK:-- Where do you suppose your letter reached me, telling me of your rapidly maturing plans to go to France?
