30
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From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
4
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From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Lillys had a labourer's cottage in Hampshire--pleasant enough.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
arriveverbUS /ərˈaɪv/
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
Bricknell
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From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
ComingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
cottagenounUS /ˈkɑːtədʒ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading The Lillys had a labourer's cottage in Hampshire--pleasant enough.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The Lillys had a labourer's cottage in Hampshire--pleasant enough.
fairadjectiveUS /fer/
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
fairlyadverbUS /ˈferli/
to certain extent or degree
From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/
a boy or man
From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Lillys had a labourer's cottage in Hampshire--pleasant enough.
HampshirenounUS /ˈhæmpʃər/
a county of southern England on the English Channel
From this reading The Lillys had a labourer's cottage in Hampshire--pleasant enough.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Lillys had a labourer's cottage in Hampshire--pleasant enough.
Jim
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From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
Josephine
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From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
Julia
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From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/
apprehended with certainty
From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
labourer's
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From this reading The Lillys had a labourer's cottage in Hampshire--pleasant enough.
Lilly
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From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
Lillys
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From this reading The Lillys had a labourer's cottage in Hampshire--pleasant enough.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The Lillys had a labourer's cottage in Hampshire--pleasant enough.
pooradjectiveUS /puːr/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They were poor.
quickadjectiveUS /kwɪk/
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/
the season of growth
From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
strongadjectiveUS /strɔːŋ/
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
telegramnounUS /ˈteləɡræm/
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lillys had a labourer's cottage in Hampshire--pleasant enough.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were poor.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were poor.
wifenounUS /waɪf/
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Lilly was a little, dark, thin, quick fellow, his wife was strong and fair.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading They had known Robert and Julia for some years, but Josephine and Jim were new acquaintances,--fairly new.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading One day in early spring Lilly had a telegram, “Coming to see you arrive 4:30--Bricknell.”
