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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One Friday Afternoon "AND what about Billy?" said Ruth.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Ruth looked across the room at the cheerful Billy stowing away the wood for the morning's fire.
Afternoon
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From this reading One Friday Afternoon "AND what about Billy?" said Ruth.
always
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From this reading "You know I am really and truly named Brackenbury for always and forever," said the little girl exultantly.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You know I am really and truly named Brackenbury for always and forever," said the little girl exultantly.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Friday Afternoon "AND what about Billy?" said Ruth.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are his aunt, too, you know."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ruth looked across the room at the cheerful Billy stowing away the wood for the morning's fire.
aunt
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away
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Billy
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Brackenbury
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cheerful
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exultantly
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From this reading "You know I am really and truly named Brackenbury for always and forever," said the little girl exultantly.
fire
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From this reading Ruth looked across the room at the cheerful Billy stowing away the wood for the morning's fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ruth looked across the room at the cheerful Billy stowing away the wood for the morning's fire.
forever
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From this reading "You know I am really and truly named Brackenbury for always and forever," said the little girl exultantly.
Friday
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girl
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From this reading "You know I am really and truly named Brackenbury for always and forever," said the little girl exultantly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You are his aunt, too, you know."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You know I am really and truly named Brackenbury for always and forever," said the little girl exultantly.
know
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From this reading "You are his aunt, too, you know."
little
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looked
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morning's
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named
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From this reading "You know I am really and truly named Brackenbury for always and forever," said the little girl exultantly.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Friday Afternoon "AND what about Billy?" said Ruth.
really
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From this reading "You know I am really and truly named Brackenbury for always and forever," said the little girl exultantly.
returned
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room
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Ruth
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said
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stowing
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From this reading Ruth looked across the room at the cheerful Billy stowing away the wood for the morning's fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruth looked across the room at the cheerful Billy stowing away the wood for the morning's fire.
too
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truly
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From this reading "You know I am really and truly named Brackenbury for always and forever," said the little girl exultantly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading One Friday Afternoon "AND what about Billy?" said Ruth.
wood
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From this reading Ruth looked across the room at the cheerful Billy stowing away the wood for the morning's fire.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are his aunt, too, you know."