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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 Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
ago
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
avocations
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
bazar
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From this reading He then described the success of Mrs. Needham's bazar, and proceeded thus:
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
Bertie
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From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
complement
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From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
days
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
described
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From this reading He then described the success of Mrs. Needham's bazar, and proceeded thus:
Dodd
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
explaining
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
favorite
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
few
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
find
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
following
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
friend
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
hitherto
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
holiday
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
Katherine's
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From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
kind
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From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
letter
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From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
Liddell
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
Meeting
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
Miss
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
morning's
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From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
Mrs
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From this reading He then described the success of Mrs. Needham's bazar, and proceeded thus:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
Needham's
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NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
night
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From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "NO."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
old
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
post
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From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
proceeded
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promised
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
Rachel
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
reflections
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From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
sister
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
sorry
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
spend
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
success
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From this reading He then described the success of Mrs. Needham's bazar, and proceeded thus:
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
then
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From this reading He then described the success of Mrs. Needham's bazar, and proceeded thus:
thus
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From this reading He then described the success of Mrs. Needham's bazar, and proceeded thus:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
Trant
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
unable
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
unwell
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
various
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
very
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From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
week
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From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Next morning's post brought a letter from Bertie, which was a kind of complement to Katherine's reflections of the night before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After explaining that he had hitherto been unable to take a holiday from his various avocations, he promised to spend the following week with his sister and Miss Liddell.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Meeting my old friend Mrs. Dodd a few days ago, I was sorry to find from her that your favorite, Rachel Trant, had been very unwell.
