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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 The school secretary pattered down the long corridor and turned into a class-room.
Alfred
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The school secretary pattered down the long corridor and turned into a class-room.
big
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From this reading The room was a big one.
buns
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
casement
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
Cherry
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
class-room
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From this reading The school secretary pattered down the long corridor and turned into a class-room.
conscientiously
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
corridor
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costume
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
desks
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
distempered
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
double
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
down
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From this reading The school secretary pattered down the long corridor and turned into a class-room.
experimental
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From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
fish-bowl
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From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
halfpenny
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
Hood
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
ignored
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
incredibly
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
Infant
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
inky
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The school secretary pattered down the long corridor and turned into a class-room.
jam-pots
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From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The school secretary pattered down the long corridor and turned into a class-room.
modern
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
neat
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
old-fashioned
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The room was a big one.
over-populous
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From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
paired
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
pattered
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From this reading The school secretary pattered down the long corridor and turned into a class-room.
pictures
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
ranged
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
Ripe
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
Robin
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
room
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From this reading The room was a big one.
row
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From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
rows
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
Samuel
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From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
scarred
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
school
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From this reading The school secretary pattered down the long corridor and turned into a class-room.
secretary
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From this reading The school secretary pattered down the long corridor and turned into a class-room.
shallow
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
silkworms
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From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
small
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The school secretary pattered down the long corridor and turned into a class-room.
There
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
trays
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From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
turned
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From this reading The school secretary pattered down the long corridor and turned into a class-room.
two
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From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
walls
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was a big one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
window-seats
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From this reading In the window-seats stood an over-populous fish-bowl, two trays of silkworms, and a row of experimental jam-pots.
windows
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From this reading There were old-fashioned casement windows and distempered walls; the modern desks, ranged in double rows, were small and shallow, scarred, and incredibly inky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were pictures on the walls--_The Infant Samuel_ was paired with _Cherry Ripe_, and Alfred, in the costume of Robin Hood, conscientiously ignored a neat row of halfpenny buns.
