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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 The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
air
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
appreciate
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
beginning
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
best
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From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
boy
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
calling
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From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
captain
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
close
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
comes
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
contents
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
dear
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
delightful
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
don't
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
doors
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
eldest
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
evening
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
following
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
found
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
fro
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
glad
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
glanced
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
go
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
happier
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
home
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
hope
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
keeping
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
know
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
leading
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
leave
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
letter
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
like
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From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
look
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
lovelier
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
made
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From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
Max
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
miss
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
missive
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
much
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
nest
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
opened
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
out
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
pace
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
papa
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
patiently
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
perfectly
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
pigeon-holes
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
place
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
pleasant
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
pleasanter
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
pursue
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From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
restored
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
sadly
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
said
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
secretary
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
side
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
sir
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
talk
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
then
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
there
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
think
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
time
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
took
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
turned
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
up
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From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
veranda
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
very
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From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
waiting
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From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
warm
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
way
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From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The captain opened his secretary, took a letter from one of its pigeon-holes, glanced over the contents, restored the missive to its place, then turned to Max, who stood patiently waiting by his side.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “We will go out on to the veranda and have our talk there, my boy,” he said, leading the way, Max following, “the air is so much pleasanter there than within doors this warm evening.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, sir; perfectly delightful, I think, papa; I don’t know where a lovelier, happier home than ours can be found.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, I am very glad you appreciate it, my dear boy,” the captain said, with a pleasant look, beginning to pace the length of the veranda to and fro, Max keeping close at his side, “and I shall miss my eldest hope sadly when the time comes for him to leave the home nest.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you made up your mind yet as to what calling you would like best to pursue?”
