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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 vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
angry
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From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
bath
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From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
bed
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From this reading And he seemed considerably surprised to find that Jack was not upstairs in bed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
changed
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From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
considerably
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From this reading And he seemed considerably surprised to find that Jack was not upstairs in bed.
Dick
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
eat
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From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
find
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From this reading And he seemed considerably surprised to find that Jack was not upstairs in bed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
friend
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From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
Get
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From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
getting
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
habit
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From this reading The vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
happened
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From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
Harry
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
heard
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From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
hot
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From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
I'll
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From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he seemed considerably surprised to find that Jack was not upstairs in bed.
inclined
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From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
Jack
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
just
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
late
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From this reading The vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And he seemed considerably surprised to find that Jack was not upstairs in bed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
police
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
Probably
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
reached
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
reading
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From this reading The vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
ready
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From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
said
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From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
saw
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he seemed considerably surprised to find that Jack was not upstairs in bed.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
speeding
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he seemed considerably surprised to find that Jack was not upstairs in bed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he seemed considerably surprised to find that Jack was not upstairs in bed.
trouble
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
up
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From this reading The vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
upstairs
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From this reading And he seemed considerably surprised to find that Jack was not upstairs in bed.
vicar
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From this reading The vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
vicarage
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The vicar was still up; he had a great habit of reading late.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At first he was inclined even to be angry, but he changed his mind when he saw Dick, and heard something of what had happened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
Young
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From this reading Probably Jack Young and Dick reached the vicarage just about the time that saw Harry getting into trouble with the police for speeding.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Get your friend something to eat and I’ll have them make a hot bath ready," said the vicar.
