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announced
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
any
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
BOSTON
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
don't
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From this reading I don't see what's the reason.
end
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
expected
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From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
funny
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From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.
go
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From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
going
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
Gypsy
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From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.
GYPSY'S
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
high
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From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
How
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From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't see what's the reason.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
Just
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
Melville
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
Miss
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
more
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
much
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From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
Now
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From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
OPINION
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
reason
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said
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From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.
school
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From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
see
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From this reading I don't see what's the reason.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
teach
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
term
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From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
vacation
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From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
what's
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From this reading I don't see what's the reason.