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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 I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I really can't think of anything else to teach Margaret about the care of the house."
all
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From this reading I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I really can't think of anything else to teach Margaret about the care of the house."
attic
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From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
Aunt
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
bathroom
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From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
bedrooms
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From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Why," exclaimed the Other Aunt, "I can!
can't
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From this reading I really can't think of anything else to teach Margaret about the care of the house."
CARE
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
cellar
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From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
CLEANING
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
CLOSET
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
coming
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
day
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
dining-room
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From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
else
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From this reading I really can't think of anything else to teach Margaret about the care of the house."
end
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Why," exclaimed the Other Aunt, "I can!
five
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From this reading I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
halls
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From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
house
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From this reading I really can't think of anything else to teach Margaret about the care of the house."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
important
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From this reading I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
kitchen
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From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
LAMPS
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
lessons
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
LINEN
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
Margaret
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From this reading I really can't think of anything else to teach Margaret about the care of the house."
morning
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
ones
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From this reading I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
Other
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From this reading "Why," exclaimed the Other Aunt, "I can!
PANTRIES
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
parlors
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From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
POLISHING
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
Pretty
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
really
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From this reading I really can't think of anything else to teach Margaret about the care of the house."
REFRIGERATOR
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
said
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
Saturday
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
SILVER
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
six
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From this reading I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
teach
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From this reading I really can't think of anything else to teach Margaret about the care of the house."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
things
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From this reading I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
think
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From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
too
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From this reading I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
vestibule
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From this reading We have had the kitchen and dining-room, the bedrooms, halls, and parlors, the bathroom, cellar, attic, and vestibule.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE LINEN CLOSET; PANTRIES; POLISHING SILVER; THE CARE OF THE REFRIGERATOR; CLEANING THE LAMPS "I think," said the Pretty Aunt one day, "we must be coming to the end of the Saturday morning lessons.
Why
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From this reading "Why," exclaimed the Other Aunt, "I can!
word
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From this reading I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can think of five or six things you have not said a word about; all important ones, too!"
