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19th
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From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
1st
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From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
all
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From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
begins
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From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
best
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From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
came
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From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
capricious
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From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
day
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From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
daylight
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From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
Dicky
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From this reading It was quite a relief to her when Dicky suggested the houses.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Still Mrs Poynter hardly knew what to do with her guests.
early
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From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
faded
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From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
games
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From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
guests
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From this reading Still Mrs Poynter hardly knew what to do with her guests.
half-past
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From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
hardly
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From this reading Still Mrs Poynter hardly knew what to do with her guests.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Still Mrs Poynter hardly knew what to do with her guests.
houses
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From this reading It was quite a relief to her when Dicky suggested the houses.
ideal
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From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
knew
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From this reading Still Mrs Poynter hardly knew what to do with her guests.
late
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From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
month
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From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
Mrs
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From this reading Still Mrs Poynter hardly knew what to do with her guests.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
pall
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From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
people
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From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
perhaps
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From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
playing
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From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
Poynter
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From this reading Still Mrs Poynter hardly knew what to do with her guests.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading It was quite a relief to her when Dicky suggested the houses.
September
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From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
some
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From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
soon
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From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
steadily
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From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still Mrs Poynter hardly knew what to do with her guests.
suggested
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From this reading It was quite a relief to her when Dicky suggested the houses.
tennis
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From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
three
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From this reading And people came so early in September--at half-past three some of them, because the daylight faded so soon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still Mrs Poynter hardly knew what to do with her guests.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Still Mrs Poynter hardly knew what to do with her guests.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When one has been playing tennis steadily from the 1st of May to the 19th of September, even that best of games begins to pall a little.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Still Mrs Poynter hardly knew what to do with her guests.
year
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From this reading It was the next day, and quite an ideal one for late September, though that is perhaps the least capricious month of all the year.
