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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 My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
all
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From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
animals
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From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
Aunt
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
birds
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From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
cabinets
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From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
contained
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From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
dear
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
Dorothy
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
filled
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From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
gloomy
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From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
great
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From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
house
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From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
John
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
kind
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
learned
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From this reading Uncle John Philip was a very learned professor.
little
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
lived
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From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
parts
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From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
Philip
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
Polly
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
professor
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From this reading Uncle John Philip was a very learned professor.
PROFESSOR'S
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From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S SPECTACLES.
queer-looking
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From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
Ray
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
readers
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
said
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
specimens
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From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
SPECTACLES
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From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S SPECTACLES.
stones
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From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
stuffed
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From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROFESSOR’S SPECTACLES.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
There
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From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
told
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
Uncle
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
variety
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From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
very
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From this reading Uncle John Philip was a very learned professor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were cabinets, the shelves of which contained stones of every variety, besides queer-looking stuffed birds and animals.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
word
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From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
world
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From this reading He lived in a great, gloomy house that was filled with queer-looking specimens from all parts of the world.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear little readers, I have told you about dear Aunt Polly, who was so kind to Ray and Dorothy, but I have not said a word about their Uncle John Philip.
