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That summer we were going in different directions. My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them. The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma. We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it. There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That summer we were going in different directions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
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From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
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From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
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From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
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From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
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From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
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From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
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From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
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From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
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From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
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From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
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From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
a period of time or extent
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
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From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
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From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The other brother and I were to go to Germany with Mamma.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were very proud of being chosen to go with her, and we had never been to Germany before, at least not to stay any length of time there, and we were in great spirits about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was only one thing that troubled me, and that was about the canaries.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That summer we were going in different directions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My two big sisters were to spend it with our grandmother, and one of my brothers with them.
