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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 FIRST VISIT TO A ZENANA.
Alicia
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From this reading “I should like it of all things!” exclaimed Alicia.
all
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From this reading “I should like it of all things!” exclaimed Alicia.
allowed
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From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
busy
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From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
daliya
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
enter
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From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
exclaimed
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From this reading “I should like it of all things!” exclaimed Alicia.
family
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRST VISIT TO A ZENANA.
five
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From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
four
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From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
future
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From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
Harold
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From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should like it of all things!” exclaimed Alicia.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I should like it of all things!” exclaimed Alicia.
kept
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From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
kind
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From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
ladies
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From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
learned
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From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
lesson
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From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
like
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
love
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
milk
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
mission
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
Monday
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
nature
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From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
occupation
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From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
often
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
partaking
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
profound
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From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
ROBIN
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From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
said
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
seen
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From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should like it of all things!” exclaimed Alicia.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
things
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From this reading “I should like it of all things!” exclaimed Alicia.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FIRST VISIT TO A ZENANA.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
turned
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
use
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From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
very
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From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
VISIT
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From this reading FIRST VISIT TO A ZENANA.
warm
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
week
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From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ROBIN was very busy during the rest of the week, but the nature of his occupation was kept a profound secret, into which no one was allowed to enter but Harold.
wife
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
work
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From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On the Monday morning, when the family was partaking of their warm daliya and milk, Harold turned to his wife and said, “You have often told me, my love, that you would like to take a part in mission work here.”
ZENANA
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From this reading FIRST VISIT TO A ZENANA.
zenanas
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From this reading “You know that I have seen something of the kind of thing already, as I have been with mission ladies into four or five zenanas, and I learned a lesson for future use.
