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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 NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
acquaintance
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
all
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From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
answer
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From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
Aunt
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From this reading 'She is a sweet little girl,' she said, when she and Aunt Mattie were by themselves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
boys
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From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'She is a sweet little girl,' she said, when she and Aunt Mattie were by themselves.
Caryll
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
come
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From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
day
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
drove
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
Even
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From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
girl
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From this reading 'She is a sweet little girl,' she said, when she and Aunt Mattie were by themselves.
good
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From this reading It would be so good for them, and I _think_, I _hope_ they would not be too rough for her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
Hervey
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
hope
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From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'She is a sweet little girl,' she said, when she and Aunt Mattie were by themselves.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
little
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
long
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
made
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
Mattie
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From this reading 'She is a sweet little girl,' she said, when she and Aunt Mattie were by themselves.
mostly
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From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
Mrs
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
NANCE'S
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
next
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would be so good for them, and I _think_, I _hope_ they would not be too rough for her.
now
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From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
ones
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From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
Place
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
Rosamond
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
rough
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From this reading It would be so good for them, and I _think_, I _hope_ they would not be too rough for her.
said
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From this reading 'She is a sweet little girl,' she said, when she and Aunt Mattie were by themselves.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
sister
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It would be so good for them, and I _think_, I _hope_ they would not be too rough for her.
spend
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From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
STORY
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
sweet
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From this reading 'She is a sweet little girl,' she said, when she and Aunt Mattie were by themselves.
talk
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From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It would be so good for them, and I _think_, I _hope_ they would not be too rough for her.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading 'She is a sweet little girl,' she said, when she and Aunt Mattie were by themselves.
then
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From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would be so good for them, and I _think_, I _hope_ they would not be too rough for her.
think
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From this reading It would be so good for them, and I _think_, I _hope_ they would not be too rough for her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
thought
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From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
too
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From this reading It would be so good for them, and I _think_, I _hope_ they would not be too rough for her.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'She is a sweet little girl,' she said, when she and Aunt Mattie were by themselves.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'She is a sweet little girl,' she said, when she and Aunt Mattie were by themselves.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'I do hope it will answer for her to come over to us, as we had thought of.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NANCE'S STORY The next day Mrs. Hervey drove over to Caryll Place, where she had a long talk with her sister, and made acquaintance with little Rosamond.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Even though she would be mostly with the little ones, you could let her spend a day now and then with all the boys, I hope, Mattie?
