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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 HOW THINGS WENT FOR A TIME.
Abdiel
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From this reading He had but time to give baby some milk, and Tommy and Abdiel a bit of bread each.
ago
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From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
agreeable
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From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
ask
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From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
baby
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From this reading He had but time to give baby some milk, and Tommy and Abdiel a bit of bread each.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
bit
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From this reading He had but time to give baby some milk, and Tommy and Abdiel a bit of bread each.
bread
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From this reading He had but time to give baby some milk, and Tommy and Abdiel a bit of bread each.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had but time to give baby some milk, and Tommy and Abdiel a bit of bread each.
came
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From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
Clare's
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From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
day
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From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
dinner
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From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
dinner-hour
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From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
dog
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From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
early
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From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
find
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From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT FOR A TIME.
girls
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From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
give
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From this reading He had but time to give baby some milk, and Tommy and Abdiel a bit of bread each.
glad
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From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had but time to give baby some milk, and Tommy and Abdiel a bit of bread each.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
home
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From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THINGS WENT FOR A TIME.
hungry
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From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
made
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From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
mildly
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From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
milk
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From this reading He had but time to give baby some milk, and Tommy and Abdiel a bit of bread each.
much
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From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had but time to give baby some milk, and Tommy and Abdiel a bit of bread each.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
only
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From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
other
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From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
preceding
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From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
ran
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From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
read
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From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
shop
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From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
some
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From this reading He had but time to give baby some milk, and Tommy and Abdiel a bit of bread each.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
THINGS
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From this reading HOW THINGS WENT FOR A TIME.
TIMEnounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT FOR A TIME.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
together
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From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
Tommy
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From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
unaware
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From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clare’s next day went much as the preceding, only that he was early at the shop.
weeks
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From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
WENTnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THINGS WENT FOR A TIME.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When his dinner-hour came, he ran home, and was glad to find Tommy and the dog mildly agreeable to each other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
year
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From this reading His look when he returned, a look of which he was unaware, but which one of the girls, who had a year ago been hungry for weeks together, could read, made her ask him what he had had for dinner.
