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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 At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
all
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From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
announced
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From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
anxious
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From this reading The wedding guests at Highclose were anxious to picnic in so choice a spot.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
beamed
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From this reading The father, who delighted in a gay throng, beamed at us from over the table.
beautiful
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From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
book
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From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
brook
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From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
choice
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From this reading The wedding guests at Highclose were anxious to picnic in so choice a spot.
closes
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From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
delighted
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From this reading The father, who delighted in a gay throng, beamed at us from over the table.
dinner
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From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
exciting
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From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
fact
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From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
father
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From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
few
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From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
filling
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From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The father, who delighted in a gay throng, beamed at us from over the table.
gay
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From this reading The father, who delighted in a gay throng, beamed at us from over the table.
green
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From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
guests
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From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
hayfields
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From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
Highclose
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From this reading The wedding guests at Highclose were anxious to picnic in so choice a spot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
islets
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From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
lady
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From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
Leslie
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From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
meadows
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From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
mill
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From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The father, who delighted in a gay throng, beamed at us from over the table.
picnic
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From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
pond
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From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
pot-pourri
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From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
precincts
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From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
romance
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From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
set
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From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
sheltering
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From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
spot
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From this reading The wedding guests at Highclose were anxious to picnic in so choice a spot.
squire's
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From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
Strelley
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From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
table
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From this reading The father, who delighted in a gay throng, beamed at us from over the table.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
throng
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From this reading The father, who delighted in a gay throng, beamed at us from over the table.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
trees
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From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
two
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From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At dinner time the father announced to us the exciting fact that Leslie had asked if a few of his guests might picnic that afternoon in the Strelley hayfields.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
wedding
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From this reading The wedding guests at Highclose were anxious to picnic in so choice a spot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The father, who delighted in a gay throng, beamed at us from over the table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The closes were so beautiful, with the brook under all its sheltering trees, running into the pond that was set with two green islets.
written
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From this reading Moreover, the squire’s lady had written a book filling these meadows and the mill precincts with pot-pourri romance.
