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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 know there are a hundred places to go to.
all
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From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Westminster and Whitehall, and the Tower, and St Paul’s, and to see the pictures, and the river, and the Temple, and Cheapside.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I know there are a hundred places to go to.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
cannot
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From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
certainty
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From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
Cheapside
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From this reading Westminster and Whitehall, and the Tower, and St Paul’s, and to see the pictures, and the river, and the Temple, and Cheapside.
children
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From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
compass
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From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
Considering
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From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
day
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From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
eager
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From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
excitement
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From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
father
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From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where shall we go first? that is the only question.
girl
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From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
go
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From this reading “Where shall we go first? that is the only question.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
hundred
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From this reading I know there are a hundred places to go to.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know there are a hundred places to go to.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where shall we go first? that is the only question.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know there are a hundred places to go to.
man
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From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
much
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From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
only
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From this reading “Where shall we go first? that is the only question.
Paul's
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From this reading Westminster and Whitehall, and the Tower, and St Paul’s, and to see the pictures, and the river, and the Temple, and Cheapside.
pictures
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From this reading Westminster and Whitehall, and the Tower, and St Paul’s, and to see the pictures, and the river, and the Temple, and Cheapside.
places
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From this reading I know there are a hundred places to go to.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
points
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From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Where shall we go first? that is the only question.
rarely
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From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
regretfully
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From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
relaxed
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From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
river
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From this reading Westminster and Whitehall, and the Tower, and St Paul’s, and to see the pictures, and the river, and the Temple, and Cheapside.
said
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From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
see
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From this reading Westminster and Whitehall, and the Tower, and St Paul’s, and to see the pictures, and the river, and the Temple, and Cheapside.
serious
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From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Where shall we go first? that is the only question.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
St
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From this reading Westminster and Whitehall, and the Tower, and St Paul’s, and to see the pictures, and the river, and the Temple, and Cheapside.
Temple
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From this reading Westminster and Whitehall, and the Tower, and St Paul’s, and to see the pictures, and the river, and the Temple, and Cheapside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Where shall we go first? that is the only question.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Where shall we go first? that is the only question.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
there
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From this reading I know there are a hundred places to go to.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I know there are a hundred places to go to.
Tower
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From this reading Westminster and Whitehall, and the Tower, and St Paul’s, and to see the pictures, and the river, and the Temple, and Cheapside.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Where shall we go first? that is the only question.
Westminster
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From this reading Westminster and Whitehall, and the Tower, and St Paul’s, and to see the pictures, and the river, and the Temple, and Cheapside.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where shall we go first? that is the only question.
Whitehall
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From this reading Westminster and Whitehall, and the Tower, and St Paul’s, and to see the pictures, and the river, and the Temple, and Cheapside.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Considering that they are at different points of the compass, no,” said the father, a serious man, who rarely relaxed even with his children.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We cannot, of course,” cried the eager girl, half regretfully, half pleased with the certainty of so much excitement, “see them all in one day.”
