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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 by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
according
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From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
aka
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
appearances
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From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children are fascinated by the occupants of the various other houses, some of whom they gradually get to know.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
author's
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
away
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From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
bears
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From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
become
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From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
book
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
boys
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
children
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clothes
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From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
concerns
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consist
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
de
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differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
doesn't
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
doing
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From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
existing
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From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
family
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
fascinated
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From this reading The children are fascinated by the occupants of the various other houses, some of whom they gradually get to know.
few
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
find
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
George
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
get
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From this reading The children are fascinated by the occupants of the various other houses, some of whom they gradually get to know.
girls
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
gradually
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From this reading The children are fascinated by the occupants of the various other houses, some of whom they gradually get to know.
grow
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From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
Horne
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
houses
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From this reading The children are fascinated by the occupants of the various other houses, some of whom they gradually get to know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
interested
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From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
interesting
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From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
Jessie
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
just
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children are fascinated by the occupants of the various other houses, some of whom they gradually get to know.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
like
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
live
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From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
London
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From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
male's
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
Mansergh
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
more
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Mrs
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much
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
nearly
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
occupants
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From this reading The children are fascinated by the occupants of the various other houses, some of whom they gradually get to know.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
other
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From this reading The children are fascinated by the occupants of the various other houses, some of whom they gradually get to know.
own
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From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
Pixie
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
place
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From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
placed
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From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
real
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From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
seem
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
seems
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
some
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From this reading The children are fascinated by the occupants of the various other houses, some of whom they gradually get to know.
Square
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From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
story
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From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
there
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
things
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From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
up
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From this reading The children grow up, the boys are away doing interesting things, and the girls become interested in their own clothes and appearances.
Vaizey
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From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
various
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From this reading The children are fascinated by the occupants of the various other houses, some of whom they gradually get to know.
view
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From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey (aka Jessie Mansergh) ________________________________________________________________ This book concerns a family where the children consist of a couple of boys, and a few more than that of girls.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They live in a Square in London, which bears the name of an existing London Square, but which is placed, according to the story, in quite a different place to the real one.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The children are fascinated by the occupants of the various other houses, some of whom they gradually get to know.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This may be just a male's view of the story, but it seems like it to me, for there doesn't seem to be nearly as much life as you find in the same author's Pixie books.
