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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
all
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From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
angrily
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From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
angry
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From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
asleep
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From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
came
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From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
chair
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From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
chose
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From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
day
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From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
days
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From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did not know, Robbie, that she was there.”
doors
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From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
dreaded
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From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
Edinburgh
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From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
exhibition
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From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
go
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From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
harm
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From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
heard
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From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I did not know, Robbie, that she was there.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
keep
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From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not know, Robbie, that she was there.”
made
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From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
mother
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From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
out
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From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
put
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From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
Robbie
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From this reading “I did not know, Robbie, that she was there.”
Robert
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From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
said
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From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
say
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From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
seen
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From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
specify
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From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
spite
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From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
Susie
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From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
there
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From this reading “I did not know, Robbie, that she was there.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
visit
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From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had not seen Susie on that afternoon, but was angry and put out when he heard of her visit, and that she had seen him asleep in his chair.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day after this was one of the days on which Robert chose to go to Edinburgh, which were days his mother dreaded, though no harm that she could specify came of them.
windows
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From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You might have saved me from that,” he said, angrily; “you need not have made an exhibition of me.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is the same thing,” he cried: “you keep all your doors and windows open, in spite of everything I say.
