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advantage
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From this reading "Which," said Dodo, "is an advantage, as it looks as if we really wanted them very much.
all
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From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Which," said Dodo, "is an advantage, as it looks as if we really wanted them very much.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
appeared
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From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
arguing
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
asking
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
Berts
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
dance
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
December
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From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
Dodo
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
door
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From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
Edith
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
employed
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From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
Esther
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From this reading Oh, is that Esther?
far
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From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
frequently
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From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
friends
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
got
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From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
Grantham
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
house
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Which," said Dodo, "is an advantage, as it looks as if we really wanted them very much.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
intermittently
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
intervals
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Which," said Dodo, "is an advantage, as it looks as if we really wanted them very much.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
Jack's
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
looking
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
looks
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From this reading "Which," said Dodo, "is an advantage, as it looks as if we really wanted them very much.
many
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
Miss
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
month
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From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
much
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From this reading "Which," said Dodo, "is an advantage, as it looks as if we really wanted them very much.
Nadine
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From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
names
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
November
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From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
occurred
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From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, is that Esther?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
people
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From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
present
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From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
really
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From this reading "Which," said Dodo, "is an advantage, as it looks as if we really wanted them very much.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
room
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
said
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From this reading "Which," said Dodo, "is an advantage, as it looks as if we really wanted them very much.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
seated
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
similarly
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From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
to-day
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From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
town
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
twice
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From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
up
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From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
very
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From this reading "Which," said Dodo, "is an advantage, as it looks as if we really wanted them very much.
wanted
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From this reading "Which," said Dodo, "is an advantage, as it looks as if we really wanted them very much.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Which," said Dodo, "is an advantage, as it looks as if we really wanted them very much.
week
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From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nadine was similarly employed next door, and as they both asked anybody who occurred to them, the same people frequently got asked twice over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dodo was seated in her room in Jack's house in town, intermittently arguing with him and Miss Grantham and Edith and Berts, and in intervals looking up as many of her friends as she could remember the names of and asking them to her dance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The month was November, and the dance was for to-day week, which was the first of December, and as far as she had got at present, it appeared that all her friends were in town and that they would all come.
