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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 Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
Alison
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
Alison's
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
all
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From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
arranged
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From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
bit
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
boy
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
Clay
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From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
coming
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
day
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From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
dinned
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
doing
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
early
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From this reading Lent would fall early this year, and Jim's engagement would not last much over six weeks.
ears
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
engaged
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From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
engagement
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From this reading Lent would fall early this year, and Jim's engagement would not last much over six weeks.
fall
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From this reading Lent would fall early this year, and Jim's engagement would not last much over six weeks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
friends
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From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
Grannie
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
Hardy
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From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
Harry
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
heard
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
home
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
interest
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
Jim
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From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
Jim's
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From this reading Lent would fall early this year, and Jim's engagement would not last much over six weeks.
just
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From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lent would fall early this year, and Jim's engagement would not last much over six weeks.
Lent
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From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
Louisa
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From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
message
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
milk
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
much
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From this reading Lent would fall early this year, and Jim's engagement would not last much over six weeks.
news
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lent would fall early this year, and Jim's engagement would not last much over six weeks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
paramount
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
place
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From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
shopping
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
six
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From this reading Lent would fall early this year, and Jim's engagement would not last much over six weeks.
small
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
sold
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
tidings
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
turned
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
very
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From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
wedding
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From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
weeks
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From this reading Lent would fall early this year, and Jim's engagement would not last much over six weeks.
well
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From this reading His friends thought that he had done very well for himself, and it was arranged that the wedding was to take place just before Lent.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day it was all over the place that Jim Hardy and Louisa Clay were engaged.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
world
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From this reading Harry heard the news as he was coming home from doing a message for Grannie; Grannie heard it when she went shopping; Alison heard it from the boy who sold the milk--in short, this little bit of tidings of paramount interest in Alison's small world was dinned into her ears wherever she turned.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lent would fall early this year, and Jim's engagement would not last much over six weeks.
year
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From this reading Lent would fall early this year, and Jim's engagement would not last much over six weeks.
