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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 The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
all
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
any
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
brick
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such a visit was now to be made, and old Miss Stanbury was quite moved by the occasion.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
Close
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
coming
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
daughter
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
Dorothy
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
early
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
elder
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
event
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
Exeter
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
GENEROSITY
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From this reading MISS STANBURY'S GENEROSITY.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
hardly
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
house
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
invitation
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From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
June
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
made
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
MISS
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From this reading MISS STANBURY'S GENEROSITY.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
moved
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From this reading Such a visit was now to be made, and old Miss Stanbury was quite moved by the occasion.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
niece
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From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
now
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From this reading Such a visit was now to be made, and old Miss Stanbury was quite moved by the occasion.
Nuncombe
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
occasion
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From this reading Such a visit was now to be made, and old Miss Stanbury was quite moved by the occasion.
old
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From this reading Such a visit was now to be made, and old Miss Stanbury was quite moved by the occasion.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
perhaps
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From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
permitted
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From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
preparation
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
preparations
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
promise
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From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
Putney
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a visit was now to be made, and old Miss Stanbury was quite moved by the occasion.
reader
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From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
said
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
sent
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From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
Stanbury
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
STANBURY'S
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From this reading MISS STANBURY'S GENEROSITY.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
visit
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From this reading Mrs. Stanbury and her elder daughter were coming into Exeter from Nuncombe Putney to visit Dorothy.
visits
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From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
Wednesday
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From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The reader may perhaps remember that when Miss Stanbury's invitation was sent to her niece, she was pleased to promise that such visits should be permitted on a Wednesday morning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On one Wednesday morning early in June, great preparations were being made at the brick house in the Close at Exeter for an event which can hardly be said to have required any preparation at all.
