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afraid
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From this reading I am afraid the little one has not had much to-day.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid the little one has not had much to-day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
arrived
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From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
barn
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From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
Beechgreen
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From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
better
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From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
boys
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From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading Wiseli did not know what to do except to stand and hold her bundle.
came
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From this reading Soon the mother came in from the kitchen and did the same thing.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Soon the mother came in from the kitchen and did the same thing.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Wiseli did not know what to do except to stand and hold her bundle.
eat
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From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Wiseli did not know what to do except to stand and hold her bundle.
father
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From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
GOTTI
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From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am afraid the little one has not had much to-day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
hold
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From this reading Wiseli did not know what to do except to stand and hold her bundle.
HOME
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From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
kitchen
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From this reading Soon the mother came in from the kitchen and did the same thing.
know
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From this reading Wiseli did not know what to do except to stand and hold her bundle.
little
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From this reading I am afraid the little one has not had much to-day.
mother
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From this reading Soon the mother came in from the kitchen and did the same thing.
much
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From this reading I am afraid the little one has not had much to-day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Wiseli did not know what to do except to stand and hold her bundle.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am afraid the little one has not had much to-day.
Presently
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From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
rushed
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From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
said
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From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Soon the mother came in from the kitchen and did the same thing.
seated
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From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
Soon
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From this reading Soon the mother came in from the kitchen and did the same thing.
stand
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From this reading Wiseli did not know what to do except to stand and hold her bundle.
staring
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From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
table
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From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
thing
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From this reading Soon the mother came in from the kitchen and did the same thing.
think
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From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
three
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From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wiseli did not know what to do except to stand and hold her bundle.
to-day
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From this reading I am afraid the little one has not had much to-day.
uncle
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From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Presently the father seated himself at the table and said, "I think we had better have something to eat.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wiseli did not know what to do except to stand and hold her bundle.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
Wiseli
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From this reading THE GOTTI HOME When Wiseli and her uncle arrived at Beechgreen, the three boys rushed in from the barn and stood staring at her.
