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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 Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
always
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From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'We are back in India, Roly.
back
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From this reading 'We are back in India, Roly.
bloom
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From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
blossoms
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From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
brilliant
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From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
children
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From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
clapped
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From this reading Olive clapped her hands in delight.
colder
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From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
company
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From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
conservatory
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From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
day
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From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
delight
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From this reading Olive clapped her hands in delight.
delightful
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From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
Earth
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From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
fast
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From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
fern
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From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
friends
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From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
garden
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From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
gardener
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From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
glad
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From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Olive clapped her hands in delight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Olive clapped her hands in delight.
house
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From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
India
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From this reading 'We are back in India, Roly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
James
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From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
lastly
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From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
mass
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From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
nurse
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From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
old
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From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
Olive
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From this reading Olive clapped her hands in delight.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
retreat
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From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
Roly
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From this reading 'We are back in India, Roly.
some
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From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
soon
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From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
talk
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From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
then
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From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
vinery
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From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We are back in India, Roly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading James, the old gardener, was always glad of some one to talk to, and he and nurse were soon fast friends.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He took them into the vinery, then into the fern house, and lastly into the conservatory next the house, which was a brilliant mass of bloom and blossoms.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Under the Earth The next day was still colder, but the children, in company with their nurse, found a delightful retreat in the garden, and this was in the conservatory.
