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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afterwards
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
BEN
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Bennett
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Bringhurst
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From this reading The village was called Bringhurst, distant a mile and a quarter from Caldecott.
budget
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
Caldecott
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From this reading The village was called Bringhurst, distant a mile and a quarter from Caldecott.
called
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came
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certain
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CONFIDENTIALadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
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description
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distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The village was called Bringhurst, distant a mile and a quarter from Caldecott.
emerged
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
facts
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Farm
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The village was called Bringhurst, distant a mile and a quarter from Caldecott.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They often had visitors, two gentlemen who came over from Kettering, and from their description one was Bennett.
Glebe
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
GROWS
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
highway
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From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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information
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interesting
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Kettering
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KNUTTON
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
lodgers
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
man
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
mile
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From this reading The village was called Bringhurst, distant a mile and a quarter from Caldecott.
named
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
niece
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
occupied
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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often
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From this reading They often had visitors, two gentlemen who came over from Kettering, and from their description one was Bennett.
old
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They often had visitors, two gentlemen who came over from Kettering, and from their description one was Bennett.
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They often had visitors, two gentlemen who came over from Kettering, and from their description one was Bennett.
Page
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
place
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
Purvis
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From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
quarter
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From this reading The village was called Bringhurst, distant a mile and a quarter from Caldecott.
REILLY
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returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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shortly
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They often had visitors, two gentlemen who came over from Kettering, and from their description one was Bennett.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They often had visitors, two gentlemen who came over from Kettering, and from their description one was Bennett.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
traversed
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two
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From this reading They often had visitors, two gentlemen who came over from Kettering, and from their description one was Bennett.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
village
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From this reading The village was called Bringhurst, distant a mile and a quarter from Caldecott.
visitors
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From this reading They often had visitors, two gentlemen who came over from Kettering, and from their description one was Bennett.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The village was called Bringhurst, distant a mile and a quarter from Caldecott.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The place where we had emerged was called the Glebe Farm, and was occupied by an old man called Page, who had as lodgers a gentleman named Purvis and his niece.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wood
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From this reading When we had traversed the little wood and were out on the highway he told us certain facts that were interesting.
