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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 GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
Admiral
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From this reading The Admiral and his daughter found many old friends, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
all
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From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
away
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From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
daughter
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From this reading The Admiral and his daughter found many old friends, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
day
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From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
deal
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From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
easily
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From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
enjoyed
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From this reading The Admiral and his daughter found many old friends, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
FORTNIGHT
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From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Admiral and his daughter found many old friends, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
friends
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From this reading The Admiral and his daughter found many old friends, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
Gavine
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From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
good-night
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From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
GUNS
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From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Admiral and his daughter found many old friends, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
hotel
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From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
lengthened
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From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
many
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From this reading The Admiral and his daughter found many old friends, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
minute
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From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
month
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From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
more
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From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
most
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From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
mother
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From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
much
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From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
old
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From this reading The Admiral and his daughter found many old friends, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
private
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From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
quiet
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From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
saw
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From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
Sidney
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From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
slipped
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From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
soon
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From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
spare
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From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
spent
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From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
stayed
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From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
talk
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From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Admiral and his daughter found many old friends, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
then
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From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
thoroughly
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From this reading The Admiral and his daughter found many old friends, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stayed at a quiet private hotel, and took life more easily than did most of those around them.
town
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From this reading THE GUNS A FORTNIGHT in town soon slipped away; and then the fortnight lengthened into a month.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
way
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From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
whispered
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From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
wishing
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From this reading She did not talk much of her mother; it had never been her way to do so; but one day, when she was wishing Sidney good-night, she clung to her for a minute and whispered:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
work
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From this reading Sidney saw a great deal of Gavine, who spent all the time she could spare away from her work with them.
