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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 Mrs. Graham with a smile asked.
all
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
asked
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From this reading Mrs. Graham with a smile asked.
Bazaar
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From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I don’t know, Mama, what it will be—it’s a present.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
buy
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From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
conjecturing
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
don't
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From this reading "I don’t know, Mama, what it will be—it’s a present.
fell
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
going
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From this reading "What is the parcel she is going to send?"
Graham
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From this reading Mrs. Graham with a smile asked.
guessing
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don’t know, Mama, what it will be—it’s a present.
improbable
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the parcel she is going to send?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don’t know, Mama, what it will be—it’s a present.
it's
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From this reading "I don’t know, Mama, what it will be—it’s a present.
know
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From this reading "I don’t know, Mama, what it will be—it’s a present.
Lena
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
Mama
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From this reading "I don’t know, Mama, what it will be—it’s a present.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
Milly's
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Graham with a smile asked.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
off
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
parcel
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From this reading "What is the parcel she is going to send?"
present
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From this reading "I don’t know, Mama, what it will be—it’s a present.
probable
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
said
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From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
send
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From this reading "What is the parcel she is going to send?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is the parcel she is going to send?"
smile
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From this reading Mrs. Graham with a smile asked.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
take
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From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What is the parcel she is going to send?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
things
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
think
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
time
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From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What is the parcel she is going to send?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the parcel she is going to send?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I don’t know, Mama, what it will be—it’s a present.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Graham with a smile asked.
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder what it will be!" said Lena, and they all fell to conjecturing what Milly’s present would be, guessing all the probable and improbable things they could think off.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
yesterday
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From this reading She said she would take me to the Bazaar and buy me something; but we had not time yesterday, so she said she would send it to me."
