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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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acknowledged
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adventures
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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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all
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also
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amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Musical Stars Mavis and Merle had not seen Bevis since last July, so they had an immense amount to talk about when he came over to Bridge House on the following afternoon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Musical Stars Mavis and Merle had not seen Bevis since last July, so they had an immense amount to talk about when he came over to Bridge House on the following afternoon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Musical Stars Mavis and Merle had not seen Bevis since last July, so they had an immense amount to talk about when he came over to Bridge House on the following afternoon.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The lawyers are very decent to me and give me pretty well all I want.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had to tell him all their adventures during the summer holidays and about the changes at 'The Moorings,' and he also had much to relate about his own school and his future plans.
back
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Bevis
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Bridge
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Cambridge
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came
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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Chagmouth
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changes
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Coll
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decent
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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
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feel
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following
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fuss
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future
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girls
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give
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go
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Musical Stars Mavis and Merle had not seen Bevis since last July, so they had an immense amount to talk about when he came over to Bridge House on the following afternoon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had to tell him all their adventures during the summer holidays and about the changes at 'The Moorings,' and he also had much to relate about his own school and his future plans.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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holidays
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honours
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House
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'm
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immense
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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It's
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July
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lawyers
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made
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Mavis
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Merle
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Moorings
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much
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Musical
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new
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From this reading Though he was now squire of Chagmouth, he took his new honours very quietly and made no fuss about them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though he was now squire of Chagmouth, he took his new honours very quietly and made no fuss about them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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now
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From this reading Though he was now squire of Chagmouth, he took his new honours very quietly and made no fuss about them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though he was now squire of Chagmouth, he took his new honours very quietly and made no fuss about them.
old
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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own
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plans
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pretty
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questions
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quietly
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relate
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reply
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school
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seen
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
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squire
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Stars
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summer
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talk
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had to tell him all their adventures during the summer holidays and about the changes at 'The Moorings,' and he also had much to relate about his own school and his future plans.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Musical Stars Mavis and Merle had not seen Bevis since last July, so they had an immense amount to talk about when he came over to Bridge House on the following afternoon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Though he was now squire of Chagmouth, he took his new honours very quietly and made no fuss about them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Musical Stars Mavis and Merle had not seen Bevis since last July, so they had an immense amount to talk about when he came over to Bridge House on the following afternoon.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though he was now squire of Chagmouth, he took his new honours very quietly and made no fuss about them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Musical Stars Mavis and Merle had not seen Bevis since last July, so they had an immense amount to talk about when he came over to Bridge House on the following afternoon.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though he was now squire of Chagmouth, he took his new honours very quietly and made no fuss about them.
very
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From this reading Though he was now squire of Chagmouth, he took his new honours very quietly and made no fuss about them.
want
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From this reading "The lawyers are very decent to me and give me pretty well all I want.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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well
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From this reading "The lawyers are very decent to me and give me pretty well all I want.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Musical Stars Mavis and Merle had not seen Bevis since last July, so they had an immense amount to talk about when he came over to Bridge House on the following afternoon.
