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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 Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
all
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From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
Ashford
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
busy
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
children
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
country
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
decided
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From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
deciding
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From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
delight
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From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
dolls
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From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
DON'T
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From this reading "NOW DON'T FORGET!"
farmhouse
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From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
fate
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From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
FORGET
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From this reading "NOW DON'T FORGET!"
getting
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From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
go
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
gone
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From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
home
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From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
June
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
leave
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From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
making
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
many
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From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
Marty's
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From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
mountain
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From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
Mrs
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
NOW
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From this reading "NOW DON'T FORGET!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
paradise
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From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
perfect
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From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
preparations
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
ready
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From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
seashore
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From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
spent
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From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
successive
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From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
summer
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From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
summers
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From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This summer Mrs. Ashford decided for the farmhouse again, to Marty's great delight, for it was a perfect paradise to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
Two
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From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
very
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
well
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From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She herself had many preparations to make--deciding which dolls to take and which to leave at home, and getting them all ready for whatever was to be their fate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was well on in June, and Mrs. Ashford was very busy making preparations to go to the country with the children.
year
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From this reading Two successive summers they had spent at a very pleasant mountain farmhouse, but the last year they had gone to the seashore.
