Chapter XIII
GREAT PREPARATIONS. The day had come for the expedition to Cologne. It was a perfect day. The sky was blue and the sun shone bright. The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
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Chapter XIII
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GREAT
PREPARATIONS.
The
day
had
come
for
the
expedition
to
Cologne.
It
was
a
perfect
day.
The
sky
was
blue
and
the
sun
shone
bright.
The
children
had
a
delightful
trip,
and
the
zoölogical
garden
was
beyond
all
expectation
interesting.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
GREAT
PREPARATIONS.
Line 2
The
day
had
come
for
the
expedition
to
Cologne.
Line 3
It
was
a
perfect
day.
Line 4
The
sky
was
blue
and
the
sun
shone
bright.
Line 5
The
children
had
a
delightful
trip,
and
the
zoölogical
garden
was
beyond
all
expectation
interesting.
Learner Dictionary
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Beyond
preposition
US /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.”
GREAT
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GREAT PREPARATIONS.”
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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 It was a perfect day.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was blue and the sun shone bright.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
blue
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bright
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children
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Cologne
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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day
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delightful
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expectation
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expedition
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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garden
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GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GREAT PREPARATIONS.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.
interesting
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From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a perfect day.
perfect
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From this reading It was a perfect day.
PREPARATIONS
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From this reading GREAT PREPARATIONS.
shone
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sky
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sun
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.
trip
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From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a perfect day.
zoölogical
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From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.