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afternoon
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
all
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From this reading It is better not to talk at all than to make such fearful mistakes."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is better not to talk at all than to make such fearful mistakes."
awful
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
better
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From this reading It is better not to talk at all than to make such fearful mistakes."
came
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Oh Meg, how can you say such things!
companion
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From this reading Her companion hastily put her hands over her pretty little ears, exclaiming— "Awful hungry!
ears
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From this reading Her companion hastily put her hands over her pretty little ears, exclaiming— "Awful hungry!
exclaiming
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From this reading Her companion hastily put her hands over her pretty little ears, exclaiming— "Awful hungry!
fearful
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From this reading It is better not to talk at all than to make such fearful mistakes."
Fortescue
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
friend
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
GREGSON'S
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
hands
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From this reading Her companion hastily put her hands over her pretty little ears, exclaiming— "Awful hungry!
hastily
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From this reading Her companion hastily put her hands over her pretty little ears, exclaiming— "Awful hungry!
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
HEART
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her companion hastily put her hands over her pretty little ears, exclaiming— "Awful hungry!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
home
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
hope
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
how
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From this reading Oh Meg, how can you say such things!
hungry
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
I'm
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From this reading "I'm sorry," said Meg miserably.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is better not to talk at all than to make such fearful mistakes."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is better not to talk at all than to make such fearful mistakes."
just
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
little
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From this reading Her companion hastily put her hands over her pretty little ears, exclaiming— "Awful hungry!
make
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From this reading It is better not to talk at all than to make such fearful mistakes."
Meg
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
miserably
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From this reading "I'm sorry," said Meg miserably.
MISS
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
mistakes
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From this reading It is better not to talk at all than to make such fearful mistakes."
Mr
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
Oh
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From this reading Oh Meg, how can you say such things!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her companion hastily put her hands over her pretty little ears, exclaiming— "Awful hungry!
pretty
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From this reading Her companion hastily put her hands over her pretty little ears, exclaiming— "Awful hungry!
put
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From this reading Her companion hastily put her hands over her pretty little ears, exclaiming— "Awful hungry!
said
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
say
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From this reading Oh Meg, how can you say such things!
SINKS
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
sorry
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From this reading "I'm sorry," said Meg miserably.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh Meg, how can you say such things!
talk
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From this reading It is better not to talk at all than to make such fearful mistakes."
tea
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It is better not to talk at all than to make such fearful mistakes."
things
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From this reading Oh Meg, how can you say such things!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is better not to talk at all than to make such fearful mistakes."
up
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
wrong
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From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MISS GREGSON'S HEART SINKS "I hope I was not wrong in having up tea before you came home this afternoon," said Meg, "Mr. Fortescue and his friend were just awful hungry."
