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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 "Mother slipped in a whole box of extras.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
arrival
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
asked
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
box
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
brought
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
day
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not know," was the reply.
drew
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
Elizabeth's
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
Exeter
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
extras
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From this reading "Mother slipped in a whole box of extras.
fix
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
following
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not know," was the reply.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
Jimmy
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
Jordan
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
know
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From this reading "I do not know," was the reply.
looked
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
middle
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
Miss
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
Mother
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From this reading "Mother slipped in a whole box of extras.
nails
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not know," was the reply.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
out
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
quarters
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
RECEPTION
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From this reading THE RECEPTION.
reply
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From this reading "I do not know," was the reply.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
slipped
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From this reading "Mother slipped in a whole box of extras.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
straps
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
study
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RECEPTION.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
trunk
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
unfastened
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From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
up
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do not know," was the reply.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Her trunk and box were in the middle of the study, while she and Miss Wilson stood and looked on as Jimmy Jordan unfastened straps and drew out nails.
whole
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From this reading "Mother slipped in a whole box of extras.
Wilson
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From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you brought to fix up our quarters?" asked Miss Wilson, the day following Elizabeth's arrival at Exeter.
