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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 ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
all
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From this reading Then all walked around to the post-office, both to see the building and to send the things away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then all walked around to the post-office, both to see the building and to send the things away.
away
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From this reading Then all walked around to the post-office, both to see the building and to send the things away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The girls purchased several things, to be mailed to the folks left behind.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The girls purchased several things, to be mailed to the folks left behind.
big
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From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Then all walked around to the post-office, both to see the building and to send the things away.
boys
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From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
breakfast
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From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
building
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From this reading Then all walked around to the post-office, both to see the building and to send the things away.
Dunston
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From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
early
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From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
folks
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From this reading The girls purchased several things, to be mailed to the folks left behind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
girls
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From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
greatly
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From this reading Two hours were spent in a way that pleased Laura and Jessie greatly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
hotel
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From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
hours
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From this reading Two hours were spent in a way that pleased Laura and Jessie greatly.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
Jessie
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From this reading Two hours were spent in a way that pleased Laura and Jessie greatly.
Laura
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From this reading Two hours were spent in a way that pleased Laura and Jessie greatly.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
located
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From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
lunch
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From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
mailed
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From this reading The girls purchased several things, to be mailed to the folks left behind.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
ONLY
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From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
out
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From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two hours were spent in a way that pleased Laura and Jessie greatly.
Porter
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From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
post-office
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From this reading Then all walked around to the post-office, both to see the building and to send the things away.
purchased
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From this reading The girls purchased several things, to be mailed to the folks left behind.
return
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From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
see
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From this reading Then all walked around to the post-office, both to see the building and to send the things away.
send
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From this reading Then all walked around to the post-office, both to see the building and to send the things away.
several
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From this reading The girls purchased several things, to be mailed to the folks left behind.
spent
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From this reading Two hours were spent in a way that pleased Laura and Jessie greatly.
started
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From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
State
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From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
stating
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From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
stores
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From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
STREET
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From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
then
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From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
things
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From this reading The girls purchased several things, to be mailed to the folks left behind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls purchased several things, to be mailed to the folks left behind.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
tour
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From this reading The boys and girls took their time over their breakfast, and then started out for a tour of the big stores located on State Street.
Two
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From this reading Two hours were spent in a way that pleased Laura and Jessie greatly.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
WAIF
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From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
walked
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From this reading Then all walked around to the post-office, both to see the building and to send the things away.
way
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From this reading Two hours were spent in a way that pleased Laura and Jessie greatly.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two hours were spent in a way that pleased Laura and Jessie greatly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ONLY A STREET WAIF In the morning Dunston Porter left the hotel early, stating that he would not return until lunch time.
