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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 Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Shall I call your father away after tea and speak to him?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Shall I call your father away after tea and speak to him?
ARCADIA
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From this reading ARCADIA.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
away
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basket
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From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
call
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clandestine
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day
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From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
empty
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From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
engagement
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From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
father
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
hand
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From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
hastened
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From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Shall I call your father away after tea and speak to him?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Shall I call your father away after tea and speak to him?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
just
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From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
keep
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From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
Kitty
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moonlight
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From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
noses
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now
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From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
orchard
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
rest
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From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
river
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From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
said
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From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
speak
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From this reading “Shall I call your father away after tea and speak to him?
tea
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
think
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From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Shall I call your father away after tea and speak to him?
to-morrow
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From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
Tom
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
walk
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From this reading Or shall we keep the rest of this one day for ourselves, and have a walk to the river in the moonlight?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What shall we do now, Kitty?” said Tom, as we hastened through the orchard, hand in hand, with our empty basket.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
wrong
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From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think it would be wrong to have a clandestine engagement, just under their noses, until to-morrow?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Shall I call your father away after tea and speak to him?
