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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 AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
Amelia
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
announced
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From this reading "Half-past eleven, Daddy," announced Amelia cheerily.
arouse
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
attention
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
bedroom
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
breakfast
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
cheerily
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From this reading "Half-past eleven, Daddy," announced Amelia cheerily.
child
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From this reading "In the fender, my child," replied the voice.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don’t come in!" said a muffled voice.
containing
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
Daddy
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From this reading "Half-past eleven, Daddy," announced Amelia cheerily.
Don't
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From this reading "Don’t come in!" said a muffled voice.
door
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
drawing-room
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
eleven
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From this reading "Half-past eleven, Daddy," announced Amelia cheerily.
FAMILY
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
father's
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
fender
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From this reading "In the fender, my child," replied the voice.
floor
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
grievously
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
Half-past
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From this reading "Half-past eleven, Daddy," announced Amelia cheerily.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
heavily
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
IMPOSSIBLE
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don’t come in!" said a muffled voice.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
muffled
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From this reading "Don’t come in!" said a muffled voice.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In the fender, my child," replied the voice.
occupant
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
overweighted
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
panels
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
parent's
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
permitting
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
proceeded
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
reached
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the fender, my child," replied the voice.
Russell
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
said
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From this reading "Don’t come in!" said a muffled voice.
Square
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
tacked
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
teapot
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
toboggan
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
tray
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
unsteadily
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
voice
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From this reading "Don’t come in!" said a muffled voice.
Welwyn
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From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY Amelia Welwyn, grievously overweighted by a tray containing her father’s breakfast, tacked unsteadily across the floor of the drawing-room at Russell Square; and, having reached the door of her parent’s bedroom, proceeded to arouse the attention of its occupant by permitting the teapot to toboggan heavily into one of the panels.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your breakfast!"
