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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 The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
also
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From this reading He, also, was on a night shift, and I did not see him at that time.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
aristocratic
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
Blueberry
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
Blueberry's
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
children
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
clean
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From this reading They wore clean print frocks, hand-knitted worsted stockings, and serviceable shoes.
commissioned
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
Culbut
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
Cynthia
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
delighted
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He, also, was on a night shift, and I did not see him at that time.
Earl
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
enough
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
evening
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
extremely
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
frocks
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From this reading They wore clean print frocks, hand-knitted worsted stockings, and serviceable shoes.
gangs
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
hand-knitted
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From this reading They wore clean print frocks, hand-knitted worsted stockings, and serviceable shoes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He, also, was on a night shift, and I did not see him at that time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
just
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
Ladies
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
Lady
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
making
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
Maxted
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
month
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
navvies
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
nice
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
night
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From this reading He, also, was on a night shift, and I did not see him at that time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He, also, was on a night shift, and I did not see him at that time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
only
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
physique
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
postman
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
present
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
pretty
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
print
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From this reading They wore clean print frocks, hand-knitted worsted stockings, and serviceable shoes.
round
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
said
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
Sandpits
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
see
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From this reading He, also, was on a night shift, and I did not see him at that time.
serve
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
serviceable
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From this reading They wore clean print frocks, hand-knitted worsted stockings, and serviceable shoes.
shift
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From this reading He, also, was on a night shift, and I did not see him at that time.
shoes
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From this reading They wore clean print frocks, hand-knitted worsted stockings, and serviceable shoes.
smart
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
son
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
stockings
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From this reading They wore clean print frocks, hand-knitted worsted stockings, and serviceable shoes.
suburban
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
Susan
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
tea-party
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From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He, also, was on a night shift, and I did not see him at that time.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
there
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He, also, was on a night shift, and I did not see him at that time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
too
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
very
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
Viscount
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Earl of Blueberry was, as I have said, a suburban postman, and as it was his month for making an evening round he was not present at Lady Blueberry's tea-party.
well-mannered
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From this reading But the young Ladies Susan and Cynthia Maxted were there, and extremely nice and well-mannered children they were, and very pretty too.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
wore
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From this reading They wore clean print frocks, hand-knitted worsted stockings, and serviceable shoes.
worsted
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From this reading They wore clean print frocks, hand-knitted worsted stockings, and serviceable shoes.
Young
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
youth
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From this reading And their only son, the Young Viscount Sandpits, had just been commissioned to one of the smart gangs of navvies in which the aristocratic youth of Culbut were delighted to serve, if they were of good enough physique.
