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ACRES
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From this reading SUNDAY AT FAIR ACRES.
always
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From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
any
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
aside
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SUNDAY AT FAIR ACRES.
attempt
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From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
attending
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From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
best
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
birds
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
boys
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
church
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From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
day
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
dinner
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From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
discipline
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From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
egg
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
enforce
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From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
excepting
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
FAIRnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUNDAY AT FAIR ACRES.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
garments
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
habits
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
hand
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From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
heavy
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From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
hung
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From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
hunting
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
invariably
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
jackets
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
laid
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
large
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From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
lengthened
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From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
limit
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From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
made
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From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
more
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
mother
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From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
o'clock
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From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
other
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
out
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From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
perhaps
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
peril
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
Piers
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
Ralph
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
reason
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From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
regularly
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From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
scrupulous
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From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
SUNDAY
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From this reading SUNDAY AT FAIR ACRES.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
There
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From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
tight
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
tree-climbing
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
trousers
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
turbulent
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
usual
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
utmost
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From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
week
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From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
week-day
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From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys, perhaps excepting Ralph and Piers, were invariably more turbulent on Sunday than any other day of the week.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The large Sunday dinner at one o'clock was always lengthened out to its utmost limit, but when that was over, the time hung heavy on hand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was an attempt made by their mother to enforce discipline on Sunday, from the same reason which made her scrupulous in attending church regularly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Besides, the boys' best Sunday jackets and long tight trousers were in peril, if their usual habits of tree-climbing and birds' egg hunting were not laid aside with their week-day garments.
