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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 BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
appeared
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
BLIGH
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
Blunt
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
bridge
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But did you really expect me to-day?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
Conduit
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But did you really expect me to-day?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
Drake
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
Eastport
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
errand
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
exclaimed
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "But did you really expect me to-day?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
FRIEND
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
glad
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
go
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
gorgeous
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
Helen
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
home
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
hoping
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
I'm
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
just
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From this reading "That's just what I wanted to do," replied Robert as they started off.
MAKES
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But did you really expect me to-day?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
mother
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
off
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From this reading "That's just what I wanted to do," replied Robert as they started off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
out
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
porch
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
really
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From this reading "But did you really expect me to-day?
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's just what I wanted to do," replied Robert as they started off.
Robert
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
see
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
some
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
started
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From this reading "That's just what I wanted to do," replied Robert as they started off.
Street
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
That's
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From this reading "That's just what I wanted to do," replied Robert as they started off.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
then
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
there
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's just what I wanted to do," replied Robert as they started off.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
to-day
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From this reading "But did you really expect me to-day?
walk
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
want
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
wanted
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From this reading "That's just what I wanted to do," replied Robert as they started off.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
Well
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From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's just what I wanted to do," replied Robert as they started off.
woods
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From this reading I want to do an errand for mother in Conduit Street; and then suppose we walk over the bridge and go through Eastport; there are some gorgeous woods beyond there.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BLIGH MAKES A FRIEND "Well, Robert Drake, I'm glad to see you; I was hoping you might come over this afternoon," exclaimed Helen Blunt as Robert appeared on the porch of her home; "suppose we go out for a walk.
