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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 Thompson looked at her with a puzzled expression.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "My cousin Will says that if you can't do the hundred yards in ten seconds you haven't an earthly," she explained.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thompson looked at her with a puzzled expression.
can't
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From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
cousin
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From this reading "My cousin Will says that if you can't do the hundred yards in ten seconds you haven't an earthly," she explained.
Darn
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From this reading "Darn my socks," replied the practical Thompson.
day
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
deliberation
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From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
door
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
earthly
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From this reading "My cousin Will says that if you can't do the hundred yards in ten seconds you haven't an earthly," she explained.
entered
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
explained
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From this reading "My cousin Will says that if you can't do the hundred yards in ten seconds you haven't an earthly," she explained.
expression
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From this reading Thompson looked at her with a puzzled expression.
fifty
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
Gladys
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
glass-panelled
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
happen
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From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
haven't
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From this reading "My cousin Will says that if you can't do the hundred yards in ten seconds you haven't an earthly," she explained.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
hundred
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From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "My cousin Will says that if you can't do the hundred yards in ten seconds you haven't an earthly," she explained.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thompson looked at her with a puzzled expression.
mean
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From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
Miss
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Darn my socks," replied the practical Thompson.
Norman
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
practical
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From this reading "Darn my socks," replied the practical Thompson.
proceeded
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From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
puzzled
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From this reading Thompson looked at her with a puzzled expression.
remarked
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Darn my socks," replied the practical Thompson.
room
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
says
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From this reading "My cousin Will says that if you can't do the hundred yards in ten seconds you haven't an earthly," she explained.
seconds
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From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
socks
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From this reading "Darn my socks," replied the practical Thompson.
ten
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From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My cousin Will says that if you can't do the hundred yards in ten seconds you haven't an earthly," she explained.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
Thompson
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
Tommy
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
withering
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From this reading "I mean," she proceeded with withering deliberation, "what will happen when I can't do the hundred in ten seconds?"
yards
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From this reading "My cousin Will says that if you can't do the hundred yards in ten seconds you haven't an earthly," she explained.
years
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From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I "Tommy," remarked Miss Gladys Norman one day as Thompson entered her room through the glass-panelled door, "have you ever thought what I shall do fifty years hence?"
