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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 LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
all
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Rico went to the bench by the window, where he sat motionless for fully half an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
aunt
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From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
bench
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From this reading Rico went to the bench by the window, where he sat motionless for fully half an hour.
brought
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From this reading Your father was brought home in a wagon, and he is sick upstairs."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Rico went to the bench by the window, where he sat motionless for fully half an hour.
coming
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
don't
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
door
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From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
doors
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
entered
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From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
father
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From this reading Your father was brought home in a wagon, and he is sick upstairs."
finger
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rico went to the bench by the window, where he sat motionless for fully half an hour.
four
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
fully
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From this reading Rico went to the bench by the window, where he sat motionless for fully half an hour.
Go
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From this reading Go into the other room and keep still.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
half
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From this reading Rico went to the bench by the window, where he sat motionless for fully half an hour.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
home
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From this reading Your father was brought home in a wagon, and he is sick upstairs."
hour
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From this reading Rico went to the bench by the window, where he sat motionless for fully half an hour.
Hush
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Go into the other room and keep still.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your father was brought home in a wagon, and he is sick upstairs."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
keep
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From this reading Go into the other room and keep still.
kitchen
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From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
LAKE
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From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
living
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From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
motionless
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From this reading Rico went to the bench by the window, where he sat motionless for fully half an hour.
NAME
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From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
nearer
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
opened
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From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
other
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From this reading Go into the other room and keep still.
raised
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
Rico
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From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
room
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From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
sat
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From this reading Rico went to the bench by the window, where he sat motionless for fully half an hour.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
shut
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
sick
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From this reading Your father was brought home in a wagon, and he is sick upstairs."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
step
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
still
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From this reading Go into the other room and keep still.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
take
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
There
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
time
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
upstairs
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From this reading Your father was brought home in a wagon, and he is sick upstairs."
wagon
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From this reading Your father was brought home in a wagon, and he is sick upstairs."
warning
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From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
went
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From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE LAKE HAS A NAME The aunt was not in the living room when Rico entered, so he went to the kitchen door and opened it.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Rico went to the bench by the window, where he sat motionless for fully half an hour.
window
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From this reading Rico went to the bench by the window, where he sat motionless for fully half an hour.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There she stood, but before Rico had time to take a step nearer, she raised her finger in warning: "Hush! don't open and shut all the doors as if there were four of you coming.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your father was brought home in a wagon, and he is sick upstairs."
