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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 next morning old John brought a note from Pomona.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We both thought we had done right, but we felt badly about it.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
almost
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
any
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From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
badly
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From this reading We both thought we had done right, but we felt badly about it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading We both thought we had done right, but we felt badly about it.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next morning old John brought a note from Pomona.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We both thought we had done right, but we felt badly about it.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
condition
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
conjectures
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
consisted
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
contained
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From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
conversation
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We both thought we had done right, but we felt badly about it.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
far
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
felt
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From this reading We both thought we had done right, but we felt badly about it.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
friends
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From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next morning old John brought a note from Pomona.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We both thought we had done right, but we felt badly about it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
holiday
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From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
hospitable
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From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
house
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
indeed
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We both thought we had done right, but we felt badly about it.
John
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From this reading The next morning old John brought a note from Pomona.
margin
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From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning old John brought a note from Pomona.
newspaper
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From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
night
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
note
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From this reading The next morning old John brought a note from Pomona.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
old
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From this reading The next morning old John brought a note from Pomona.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
other
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From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
paper
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From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
pencil
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From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
piece
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From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
Pomona
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From this reading The next morning old John brought a note from Pomona.
probable
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
regarding
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We both thought we had done right, but we felt badly about it.
see
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From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
small
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From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
then
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From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
things
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From this reading For the rest of the afternoon, and indeed far into the night, our conversation consisted almost entirely of conjectures regarding the probable condition of things at the house.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We both thought we had done right, but we felt badly about it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
torn
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From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We both thought we had done right, but we felt badly about it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
words
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From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
written
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From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
year
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From this reading It was not hospitable, to be sure; but then I should have no other holiday until next year, and our friends could come at any time to see us.
yit
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From this reading It was written with pencil on a small piece of paper torn from the margin of a newspaper, and contained the words, “Here yit.”
