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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 ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
ADVENTUROUS
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From this reading AN ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading AN ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have arranged that you shall go to the Rectory and sleep there.
arranged
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From this reading I have arranged that you shall go to the Rectory and sleep there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Keith said this at breakfast-time.
away
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From this reading AN ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Garland has been kind enough to say that she will have you."
breakfast-time
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From this reading Mrs. Keith said this at breakfast-time.
bright
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From this reading She had been reading a letter, and her face was flushed and eyes very bright.
DAY
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From this reading AN ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
enough
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From this reading Mrs. Garland has been kind enough to say that she will have you."
eyes
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From this reading She had been reading a letter, and her face was flushed and eyes very bright.
face
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From this reading She had been reading a letter, and her face was flushed and eyes very bright.
flushed
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From this reading She had been reading a letter, and her face was flushed and eyes very bright.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
Garland
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From this reading Mrs. Garland has been kind enough to say that she will have you."
go
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From this reading I have arranged that you shall go to the Rectory and sleep there.
going
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From this reading AN ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been reading a letter, and her face was flushed and eyes very bright.
HAREBELL
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From this reading AN ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Garland has been kind enough to say that she will have you."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have arranged that you shall go to the Rectory and sleep there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been reading a letter, and her face was flushed and eyes very bright.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AN ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
Keith
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From this reading Mrs. Keith said this at breakfast-time.
kind
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From this reading Mrs. Garland has been kind enough to say that she will have you."
letter
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Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Garland has been kind enough to say that she will have you."
reading
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From this reading She had been reading a letter, and her face was flushed and eyes very bright.
Rectory
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said
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From this reading Mrs. Keith said this at breakfast-time.
say
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From this reading Mrs. Garland has been kind enough to say that she will have you."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I have arranged that you shall go to the Rectory and sleep there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Garland has been kind enough to say that she will have you."
short
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From this reading AN ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
sleep
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From this reading I have arranged that you shall go to the Rectory and sleep there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have arranged that you shall go to the Rectory and sleep there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have arranged that you shall go to the Rectory and sleep there.
there
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From this reading I have arranged that you shall go to the Rectory and sleep there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Keith said this at breakfast-time.
time
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From this reading AN ADVENTUROUS DAY "HAREBELL, I am going away for a short time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have arranged that you shall go to the Rectory and sleep there.
very
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From this reading She had been reading a letter, and her face was flushed and eyes very bright.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been reading a letter, and her face was flushed and eyes very bright.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Mrs. Garland has been kind enough to say that she will have you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have arranged that you shall go to the Rectory and sleep there.