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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 “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
again
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We must look for the post-office when we are out.
asked
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
assented
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From this reading “Yes,” assented their father with a slight sigh, “they make the best part of home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
best
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From this reading “Yes,” assented their father with a slight sigh, “they make the best part of home.
blessing
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
captain
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
eat
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
father
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From this reading “Yes,” assented their father with a slight sigh, “they make the best part of home.
find
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From this reading I hope we shall find letters there from home, and I have one to mail to your mamma.”
food
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must look for the post-office when we are out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I hope we shall find letters there from home, and I have one to mail to your mamma.”
going
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
Gracie
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From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I hope we shall find letters there from home, and I have one to mail to your mamma.”
here
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From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
home
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From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
hope
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From this reading I hope we shall find letters there from home, and I have one to mail to your mamma.”
house
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope we shall find letters there from home, and I have one to mail to your mamma.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
letters
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From this reading I hope we shall find letters there from home, and I have one to mail to your mamma.”
like
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From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
little
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From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
look
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From this reading We must look for the post-office when we are out.
Lulu
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
mail
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From this reading I hope we shall find letters there from home, and I have one to mail to your mamma.”
make
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From this reading “Yes,” assented their father with a slight sigh, “they make the best part of home.
Mamma
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From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
Max
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From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
McAlpine's
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
Mrs
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must look for the post-office when we are out.
nice
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes,” assented their father with a slight sigh, “they make the best part of home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I hope we shall find letters there from home, and I have one to mail to your mamma.”
ones
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From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
out
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From this reading We must look for the post-office when we are out.
part
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From this reading “Yes,” assented their father with a slight sigh, “they make the best part of home.
post-office
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From this reading We must look for the post-office when we are out.
remarked
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
responded
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From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
seated
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
seem
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From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I hope we shall find letters there from home, and I have one to mail to your mamma.”
sigh
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From this reading “Yes,” assented their father with a slight sigh, “they make the best part of home.
sitting-room
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
slight
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From this reading “Yes,” assented their father with a slight sigh, “they make the best part of home.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
strangers
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
table
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
there
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From this reading I hope we shall find letters there from home, and I have one to mail to your mamma.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
Vi
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From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
Well
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From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Well, it is nice to be going to eat in a house again and no strangers by,” remarked Lulu when they had seated themselves at the table in Mrs. McAlpine’s sitting-room, and the captain had asked a blessing on their food.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “So it is,” responded Max; “it would seem something like home, if we had Mamma Vi, Gracie, and the little ones here with us.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” assented their father with a slight sigh, “they make the best part of home.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hope we shall find letters there from home, and I have one to mail to your mamma.”
