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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 HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
afterwards
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
bed
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From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
bell
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
boys
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From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
chapel
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
congregated
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
Cottage
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From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
Crofton
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
early
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From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
extremely
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From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
final
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
forty-third
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
gone
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From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
gossip
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
Hall
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
HANKS
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
home
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
Jeffrey's
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
Jim
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From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
late
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From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
loitered
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
lots
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
MR
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From this reading MR.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
night
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From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
noon
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From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
old
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
out
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From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
reception
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
RENTS
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
ringing
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
ROOM
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
Seven-fifteen
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From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
sigh
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From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
slept
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From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
stone
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
Sunnywood
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From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
talk
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
There
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
to-day
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From this reading Jim, for one, pulled himself out of bed with a sigh; it seemed to him that he could have slept until noon to-day.
turret
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
very
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From this reading Seven-fifteen seemed to come extremely early, for none of the boys in Sunnywood Cottage had gone to bed until very late the night before.
way
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From this reading There had been lots to talk about after the reception and they had loitered on the way home and afterwards had congregated in Jeffrey’s room for a final gossip.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
year
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From this reading HANKS RENTS A ROOM With the ringing of chapel bell in the old stone turret of Academy Hall the next morning Crofton began its forty-third year.
