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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 GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
account
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all
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My garden projects, the arrival of my father, and all that he said and did on the occasion.
arrival
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From this reading My garden projects, the arrival of my father, and all that he said and did on the occasion.
attempt
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
best
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
BUNDLEnounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading NURSE BUNDLE IS MAGNANIMOUS--MR.
came
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
case
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From this reading From my childish and confused account, I fancy that Nurse Bundle made out pretty correctly the state of the case.
childish
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concluding
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From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
confused
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From this reading From my childish and confused account, I fancy that Nurse Bundle made out pretty correctly the state of the case.
correctly
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From this reading From my childish and confused account, I fancy that Nurse Bundle made out pretty correctly the state of the case.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
difficulty
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From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
dropping
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
enough
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
EXPLANATION
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
fancy
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From this reading From my childish and confused account, I fancy that Nurse Bundle made out pretty correctly the state of the case.
FATHER
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
father's
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From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From my childish and confused account, I fancy that Nurse Bundle made out pretty correctly the state of the case.
garden
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From this reading My garden projects, the arrival of my father, and all that he said and did on the occasion.
give
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
GRAY
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
grown-up
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From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
guessed
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From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My garden projects, the arrival of my father, and all that he said and did on the occasion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
idea
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NURSE BUNDLE IS MAGNANIMOUS--MR.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
made
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From this reading From my childish and confused account, I fancy that Nurse Bundle made out pretty correctly the state of the case.
MAGNANIMOUS
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From this reading NURSE BUNDLE IS MAGNANIMOUS--MR.
meaning
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From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
MR
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From this reading NURSE BUNDLE IS MAGNANIMOUS--MR.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
Naturally
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NURSE
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From this reading NURSE BUNDLE IS MAGNANIMOUS--MR.
occasion
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From this reading My garden projects, the arrival of my father, and all that he said and did on the occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My garden projects, the arrival of my father, and all that he said and did on the occasion.
out
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From this reading From my childish and confused account, I fancy that Nurse Bundle made out pretty correctly the state of the case.
person
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From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
pretty
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From this reading From my childish and confused account, I fancy that Nurse Bundle made out pretty correctly the state of the case.
probably
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From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
projects
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From this reading My garden projects, the arrival of my father, and all that he said and did on the occasion.
realize
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From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
remarks
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From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
said
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From this reading My garden projects, the arrival of my father, and all that he said and did on the occasion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
state
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From this reading From my childish and confused account, I fancy that Nurse Bundle made out pretty correctly the state of the case.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My garden projects, the arrival of my father, and all that he said and did on the occasion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GRAY--AN EXPLANATION WITH MY FATHER Naturally enough, I did my best to give Nurse Bundle a faithful account of my attempt to realize her idea of "dropping in," with all that came of it.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Being a "grown-up person," she probably guessed, without difficulty, the meaning of my father's concluding remarks.
