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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 I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
Aleck
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From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
ALECK'S
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From this reading ALECK'S WELCOME.
all
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
almost
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
arrival
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However, the long looked-for Thursday came at last.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
birth-days
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
came
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From this reading However, the long looked-for Thursday came at last.
Christmas
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
confessed
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
consideration
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From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
cousin's
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
dinner
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From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
earlier
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From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
elders
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From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
expected
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
faster
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
fortnight
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
hard
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
holiday
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
hours
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, the long looked-for Thursday came at last.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, the long looked-for Thursday came at last.
lessons
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, the long looked-for Thursday came at last.
longer
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
longest
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
looked-for
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From this reading However, the long looked-for Thursday came at last.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
mother
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
much
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
once
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From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
persuaded
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
pleaded
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
preceding
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
probability
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From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
rather
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From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
refreshment
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From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
remark
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
spent
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
Thursday
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From this reading However, the long looked-for Thursday came at last.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
travellers
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From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
unnecessary
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From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
usual
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost unnecessary to remark that the fortnight preceding my cousin's arrival was one of the longest I had ever spent--even longer than those preceding birth-days or Christmas.
WELCOME
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From this reading ALECK'S WELCOME.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
whole
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From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In consideration of the travellers having, in all probability, had but little time for refreshment, dinner was to be rather earlier than usual; and Aleck and I were to have it, for once, with the elders of the party.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I pleaded hard for a whole holiday, but my mother would not be persuaded; so I had to do my morning lessons as usual, and confessed, after they were over, that the hours had passed much faster than I at all expected.
