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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 "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
afternoon
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From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
agree
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From this reading If you all agree to it, we shall get a holiday all around.
all
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From this reading If you all agree to it, we shall get a holiday all around.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading If you all agree to it, we shall get a holiday all around.
Barnacles
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From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
best
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From this reading It's the simplest and best way.
boys
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From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
can't
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From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
dozen
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From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
exclaimed
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From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
father
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From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
get
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From this reading If you all agree to it, we shall get a holiday all around.
Harrison
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From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
holiday
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From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you all agree to it, we shall get a holiday all around.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you all agree to it, we shall get a holiday all around.
It's
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From this reading It's the simplest and best way.
just
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From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
know
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From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
LOST
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From this reading NEARLY LOST.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
mother
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From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
NEARLY
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From this reading NEARLY LOST.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
old
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From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
other
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From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
round
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From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
say
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From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
schoolfellows
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From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
simplest
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From this reading It's the simplest and best way.
standing
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From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
tell
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From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's the simplest and best way.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
Walter
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From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
way
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From this reading It's the simplest and best way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If you all agree to it, we shall get a holiday all around.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I know what I shall do!" exclaimed Walter Harrison to about a dozen other boys, his schoolfellows, who were standing round him.
wish
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From this reading "I shall just tell 'old Barnacles' that my father and mother wish me to have a holiday this afternoon, and he can't say 'no' to that.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you all agree to it, we shall get a holiday all around.
