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1
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
absent
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From this reading The twin-boys were absent at school, and only the little twins came down to dinner.
admitted
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From this reading She rather avoided glancing at them, and was very shy and retiring, and stole up close to the farmer when the dogs were admitted.
all
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
apple-tart
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The twin-boys were absent at school, and only the little twins came down to dinner.
avoided
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From this reading She rather avoided glancing at them, and was very shy and retiring, and stole up close to the farmer when the dogs were admitted.
awakened
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From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
beef
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
came
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From this reading The twin-boys were absent at school, and only the little twins came down to dinner.
close
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From this reading She rather avoided glancing at them, and was very shy and retiring, and stole up close to the farmer when the dogs were admitted.
cream
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
dinner
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From this reading The twin-boys were absent at school, and only the little twins came down to dinner.
dogs
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From this reading She rather avoided glancing at them, and was very shy and retiring, and stole up close to the farmer when the dogs were admitted.
down
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From this reading The twin-boys were absent at school, and only the little twins came down to dinner.
dumplings
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
FARMER
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From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
farmhouse
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From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
girls
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
glad
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
glancing
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From this reading She rather avoided glancing at them, and was very shy and retiring, and stole up close to the farmer when the dogs were admitted.
guessed
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From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
Hetty
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From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
idea
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From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
just
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
kitchen
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From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The twin-boys were absent at school, and only the little twins came down to dinner.
meal
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
MILES
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From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
only
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From this reading The twin-boys were absent at school, and only the little twins came down to dinner.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
potatoes
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
rather
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From this reading She rather avoided glancing at them, and was very shy and retiring, and stole up close to the farmer when the dogs were admitted.
Ray
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From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
RESCUE
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From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
retiring
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From this reading She rather avoided glancing at them, and was very shy and retiring, and stole up close to the farmer when the dogs were admitted.
school
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From this reading The twin-boys were absent at school, and only the little twins came down to dinner.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
shy
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From this reading She rather avoided glancing at them, and was very shy and retiring, and stole up close to the farmer when the dogs were admitted.
Sibyl
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From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
stole
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From this reading She rather avoided glancing at them, and was very shy and retiring, and stole up close to the farmer when the dogs were admitted.
Sylvia
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From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She rather avoided glancing at them, and was very shy and retiring, and stole up close to the farmer when the dogs were admitted.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
twin-boys
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From this reading The twin-boys were absent at school, and only the little twins came down to dinner.
twins
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From this reading The twin-boys were absent at school, and only the little twins came down to dinner.
two
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
up
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From this reading She rather avoided glancing at them, and was very shy and retiring, and stole up close to the farmer when the dogs were admitted.
very
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From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
Vivian
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From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
Vivians
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From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The beef, potatoes, dumplings, apple-tart and cream were all A1, and Sibyl was just as glad of the meal as were the two Vivian girls.
well
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From this reading The Vivians did not know Sibyl very well, and had not the least idea that she guessed their secret.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The twin-boys were absent at school, and only the little twins came down to dinner.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading FARMER MILES TO THE RESCUE Sylvia and Hetty had awakened when the farmer brought Sibyl Ray into the pleasant farmhouse kitchen.
