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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I must first go back to the day after we were talking about Andy.
address
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From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I must first go back to the day after we were talking about Andy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
Andy
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From this reading I must first go back to the day after we were talking about Andy.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
back
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From this reading I must first go back to the day after we were talking about Andy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
Bob
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From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
boys
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
breakfast
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From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
came
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From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
chapter
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From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
day
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From this reading I must first go back to the day after we were talking about Andy.
Denys
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From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
donkey
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From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
father
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From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must first go back to the day after we were talking about Andy.
FOUNDnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
go
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going
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From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
holidays
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
hopeful
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
Lemworth
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
man
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
man's
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From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
mean
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From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must first go back to the day after we were talking about Andy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
out
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
promised
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From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
REALLY
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From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
Rogers
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From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
see
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
seem
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
send
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From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
talking
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From this reading I must first go back to the day after we were talking about Andy.
Tapson
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From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I must first go back to the day after we were talking about Andy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
then
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOUND I REALLY believe this is going to be my last chapter.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
train
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
very
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
volume
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From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
walk
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From this reading He didn't seem very hopeful, but he told the boys that they might go to Lemworth by train on the first day of their holidays, and then walk out to see this man.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I must first go back to the day after we were talking about Andy.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I must first go back to the day after we were talking about Andy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Denys went to Bob Tapson before breakfast, and came back with the donkey man's address, and we asked father what he thought.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
write
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From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
year
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From this reading I may write another volume next year, but I mean to send this to Captain Rogers, because I promised I would.
