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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 FAMILY COUNCIL.
all
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had been an anxious night with them, and they had had but little sleep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
anxious
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From this reading It had been an anxious night with them, and they had had but little sleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
Aunt
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
breakfast
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had been an anxious night with them, and they had had but little sleep.
COUNCILnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FAMILY COUNCIL.
countenance
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From this reading There were dark rims round Aunt Rob's eyes, and signs of unrest were on Uncle Rob's countenance.
dark
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From this reading There were dark rims round Aunt Rob's eyes, and signs of unrest were on Uncle Rob's countenance.
Dick
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
earliest
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From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
evening
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From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
eyes
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From this reading There were dark rims round Aunt Rob's eyes, and signs of unrest were on Uncle Rob's countenance.
FAMILY
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From this reading A FAMILY COUNCIL.
Florence
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
following
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
home
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been an anxious night with them, and they had had but little sleep.
join
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From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
knew
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From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been an anxious night with them, and they had had but little sleep.
moment
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From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
night
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were dark rims round Aunt Rob's eyes, and signs of unrest were on Uncle Rob's countenance.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
possible
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From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
previous
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From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
Reginald
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
rims
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From this reading There were dark rims round Aunt Rob's eyes, and signs of unrest were on Uncle Rob's countenance.
Rob
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
Rob's
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From this reading There were dark rims round Aunt Rob's eyes, and signs of unrest were on Uncle Rob's countenance.
round
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From this reading There were dark rims round Aunt Rob's eyes, and signs of unrest were on Uncle Rob's countenance.
sat
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
signs
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From this reading There were dark rims round Aunt Rob's eyes, and signs of unrest were on Uncle Rob's countenance.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
sleep
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From this reading It had been an anxious night with them, and they had had but little sleep.
table
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
There
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From this reading There were dark rims round Aunt Rob's eyes, and signs of unrest were on Uncle Rob's countenance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
Uncle
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
unrest
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From this reading There were dark rims round Aunt Rob's eyes, and signs of unrest were on Uncle Rob's countenance.
waiting
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From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were dark rims round Aunt Rob's eyes, and signs of unrest were on Uncle Rob's countenance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the following morning Aunt and Uncle Rob and Florence and Reginald sat at the breakfast table, waiting for Dick, who had not been home all night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been an anxious night with them, and they had had but little sleep.
word
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From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Although they had had no word from him since he left them on the previous evening, they knew that he would join them at the earliest possible moment.
