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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 In coming from the farm, they saw a very pretty sight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
Aunt
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From this reading Their Aunt stopped at the paling, but told them to go on, and join the merry dance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
Blanche
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From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Their Aunt stopped at the paling, but told them to go on, and join the merry dance.
children
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
coming
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From this reading In coming from the farm, they saw a very pretty sight.
cottage
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
dance
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From this reading Their Aunt stopped at the paling, but told them to go on, and join the merry dance.
dancing
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
farm
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From this reading In coming from the farm, they saw a very pretty sight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In coming from the farm, they saw a very pretty sight.
garden
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
gate
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From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
go
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From this reading Their Aunt stopped at the paling, but told them to go on, and join the merry dance.
guitar
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
HAPPY
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From this reading THE HAPPY PARTY.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In coming from the farm, they saw a very pretty sight.
join
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From this reading Their Aunt stopped at the paling, but told them to go on, and join the merry dance.
Kate
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From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
lady
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
lived
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
look
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From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
merry
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From this reading Their Aunt stopped at the paling, but told them to go on, and join the merry dance.
moment
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From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
paling
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From this reading Their Aunt stopped at the paling, but told them to go on, and join the merry dance.
PARTY
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From this reading THE HAPPY PARTY.
playing
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
pleasant
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
pretty
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From this reading In coming from the farm, they saw a very pretty sight.
run
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From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
saw
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From this reading In coming from the farm, they saw a very pretty sight.
seated
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
sight
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From this reading In coming from the farm, they saw a very pretty sight.
stopped
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From this reading Their Aunt stopped at the paling, but told them to go on, and join the merry dance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAPPY PARTY.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their Aunt stopped at the paling, but told them to go on, and join the merry dance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In coming from the farm, they saw a very pretty sight.
three
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a moment Blanche and Kate had run through the gate to look at them.
told
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From this reading Their Aunt stopped at the paling, but told them to go on, and join the merry dance.
valley
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From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
very
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From this reading In coming from the farm, they saw a very pretty sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A lady, who lived in a pleasant cottage in the valley, was seated in her garden playing on a guitar, whilst her three children were dancing before her.
