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15th
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
all
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From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
aloud
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am very glad she has asked Terence and Monica," says Miss Penelope.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am very glad she has asked Terence and Monica," says Miss Penelope.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
attentive
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From this reading "Excessively attentive I call it."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
call
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From this reading "Excessively attentive I call it."
card
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
effect
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
etc
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
Excessively
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From this reading "Excessively attentive I call it."
four
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
Friday
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
glad
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From this reading "I am very glad she has asked Terence and Monica," says Miss Penelope.
glancing
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From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
hand
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
home
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
How
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From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am very glad she has asked Terence and Monica," says Miss Penelope.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
information
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
injustice
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From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
invitation
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From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
Kit
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From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
Madam
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From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
Miss
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From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
Monica
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From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
o'clock
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
O'Connor
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From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
Penelope
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From this reading "I am very glad she has asked Terence and Monica," says Miss Penelope.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
possession
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From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
Priscilla
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From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
protests
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From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
put
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From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
reads
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
says
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From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
six
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
slowly
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From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
spectacles
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From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
Terence
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From this reading "I am very glad she has asked Terence and Monica," says Miss Penelope.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
tone
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From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
top
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From this reading "An invitation from Madam O'Connor," says Miss Priscilla in a pleased tone, glancing at them all, over the top of her spectacles.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
very
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From this reading "I am very glad she has asked Terence and Monica," says Miss Penelope.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She has the card in her hand, and slowly reads aloud the information printed upon it, to the effect that Madam O'Connor will be at home on Friday the 15th, from four to six o'clock, etc.
world
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From this reading How Monica is put in possession of a dreadful secret--And how Kit protests against the injustice of the world.
