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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 A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
alarmed
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From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
baby
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From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
back
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From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
bed
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From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
better
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From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
Bobbie
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From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
boots
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
breakfast
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From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
came
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
caught
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From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
changed
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
cold
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From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
colds
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From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
complained
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
continuance
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From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
coughs
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From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
days
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
downstairs
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
drowsy
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
eat
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From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
Elsie
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
evidently
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From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
feet
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
FEW
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
go
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From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
got
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
headache
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
heard
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
heavy
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
home
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
ILLNESS
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From this reading TOM'S ILLNESS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
incident
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
jacket
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
mother
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From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
Mrs
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
often
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
poorly
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From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
said
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
severe
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From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
soon
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
sore
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
There
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From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He could not eat his breakfast, and his mother told him he had better go back to bed again, as he had evidently caught a severe cold.
Tom
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
TOM'S
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From this reading TOM'S ILLNESS.
torn
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
weather
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From this reading There had been a long continuance of wet weather, and Bobbie and baby had both been poorly from colds and coughs, and so Mrs. Winn was not in the least alarmed about Tom.
wet
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
Winn
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From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
woke
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From this reading A FEW days after the incident of the torn jacket, Tom woke one morning feeling heavy and drowsy, and when he got downstairs, he complained of having a headache and sore throat.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have got your feet wet, I expect, and not changed your boots as soon as you came home," said Mrs. Winn, "although I have often heard Elsie tell you to do it."
