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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 Her mother greeted her with a smile and a cheery “Good-morning, my child.
Allen
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From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh, I am so glad to hear that, mother!”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her mother greeted her with a smile and a cheery “Good-morning, my child.
awake
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From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
best
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From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
better
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From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
cheery
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From this reading Her mother greeted her with a smile and a cheery “Good-morning, my child.
child
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From this reading Her mother greeted her with a smile and a cheery “Good-morning, my child.
don't
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From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
elbow
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From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
ever
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From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
exclaimed
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From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
eyes
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From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
feel
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From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
give
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From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
glad
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From this reading “Oh, I am so glad to hear that, mother!”
Good-morning
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From this reading Her mother greeted her with a smile and a cheery “Good-morning, my child.
greeted
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From this reading Her mother greeted her with a smile and a cheery “Good-morning, my child.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
half
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From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
hear
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From this reading “Oh, I am so glad to hear that, mother!”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
high
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From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
hour
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From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
invalid
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From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
known
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From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
look
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From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
morning
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From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
mother
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From this reading Her mother greeted her with a smile and a cheery “Good-morning, my child.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Her mother greeted her with a smile and a cheery “Good-morning, my child.
next
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From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
night's
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From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, I am so glad to hear that, mother!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
opened
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From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
raising
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From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
rest
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From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
searching
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From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
slept
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From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
smile
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From this reading Her mother greeted her with a smile and a cheery “Good-morning, my child.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, I am so glad to hear that, mother!”
stronger
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From this reading Susan exclaimed, raising herself on her elbow to give the invalid a searching look, “and you feel better and stronger, don’t you?”
sun
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From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
Susan
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From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
sweetly
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From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, I am so glad to hear that, mother!”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
watch
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From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
weeks
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From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sun was half an hour high when Susan Allen opened her eyes the next morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her mother greeted her with a smile and a cheery “Good-morning, my child.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have slept sweetly ever since I have been awake to watch you, and I have had the best night’s rest I have known for weeks.”
