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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 FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
all
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From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
bad
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From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
best
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
brothers
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
DEAREST
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
directed
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From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
doctor's
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From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
fond
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From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
getting
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From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
giving
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From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
hundred
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
HUSBAND
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
I'll
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From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
I've
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From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
kind
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From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
kisses
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
letter
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From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
loves
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
Martha
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From this reading Best respects, too, from my sister Martha, and her husband.
MARY
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
messages
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From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
mistress
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From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Best respects, too, from my sister Martha, and her husband.
news
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From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
nicely
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From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
now
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From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
PENHALE
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
place
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From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
read
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From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
respects
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From this reading Best respects, too, from my sister Martha, and her husband.
seen
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From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
sends
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
She's
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From this reading She’s getting on nicely; and her mistress is as kind and fond of her as can be.
sister
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From this reading Best respects, too, from my sister Martha, and her husband.
sisters
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
some
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From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
soon
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From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
Susan
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
too
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From this reading Best respects, too, from my sister Martha, and her husband.
Treen
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From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
WILLIAM
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From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FROM MARY PENHALE TO HER HUSBAND DEAREST WILLIAM, Susan sends a hundred kisses, and best loves to you and her brothers and sisters.
young
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From this reading And now I’ve done giving you all my messages, I’ll tell you some good news for the poor young gentleman who is so bad at Treen.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As soon as I had seen Susan, and read your letter to her, I went to the place where the doctor’s letter directed me.
