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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 Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Adele
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From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
appeared
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
ask
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From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
away
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From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
beautiful
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From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
bed
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Berry's
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
bowl
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From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
carrying
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From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
clapping
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From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
consented
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
Della
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From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
Deriby
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Evelyn
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From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
flowers
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From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
friend
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Gertrude
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Gertrude's
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From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
girls
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
giving
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
gleefully
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From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
go
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From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
Grandpa
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From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
how
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
I'd
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From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
love
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From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
Madame
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
meant
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Miss
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
much
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
once
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From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
Patrick
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
permission
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From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
place
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
planned
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
plenty
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
pretty
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
put
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From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
realized
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
reappeared
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From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
room
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
roses
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From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
row
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
said
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From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
sent
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From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
single
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
slipped
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From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
smilingly
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
soon
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Sunnyside
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
table
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From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
Then
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From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
there
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
thereafter
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
three
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From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
want
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From this reading “Girls,” she said, “I want to put these flowers that Grandpa sent me on the little table by Gertrude’s bed.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Madame Deriby had planned giving Miss Berry’s pretty room to Gertrude for the time being, but when she realized how much it meant to the girls from Sunnyside to have their friend with them, she smilingly consented, and soon thereafter Patrick appeared with another single bed and it was found that there was plenty of room to place the three in a row.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Evelyn, who had slipped away, reappeared carrying a bowl of beautiful roses.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Then I will go at once and ask for permission,” Adele said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, Della, I’d love to have her with us,” the little one cried clapping her hands gleefully.
