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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 Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
ago
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almost
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Amiens
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
Beckett
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From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
best
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better
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From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
British
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
cat
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Compiegne
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From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
correspondents
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
day
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From this reading This is the next day.
days
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From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
Dierdre
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
front
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
get
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
glimpse
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
go
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
going
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got
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From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
I'm
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From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
I've
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From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
incident
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From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the next day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
love
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From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
luggage
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From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
made
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From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
major
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From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
medecin
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From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
mental
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miracle
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miss
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
Mother
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From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is the next day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
Now
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From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
nursing
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From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
O'Farrell
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
pet
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pleasure
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
praised
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From this reading Mother Beckett is better, and I've been praised by the _medecin major_ for my nursing.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the next day.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the next day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
travelling
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
two
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From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
war
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
We've
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From this reading We've got our luggage from Compiegne, and may be here for days.
weeks
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From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
women
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From this reading We shall miss the pleasure of travelling to Amiens with the war correspondents, who must go without us, and we women will get no glimpse of the British front!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now I'm going to tell you about the incident which has made me almost love Dierdre O'Farrell--a miracle, it would have seemed two weeks ago, when my best mental pet name for her was "little cat!"
