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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 A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
amputated
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From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The preparations are ended; the guests are come; no great number.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The school-children have had their last practice at the marriage-hymn.
beast
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
bird
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The preparations are ended; the guests are come; no great number.
ended
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From this reading The preparations are ended; the guests are come; no great number.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
few
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From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
five
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
gloomy
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
gooseberry-bush
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The preparations are ended; the guests are come; no great number.
Grey
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From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
Greys
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From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
guests
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From this reading The preparations are ended; the guests are come; no great number.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The school-children have had their last practice at the marriage-hymn.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
heels
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From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
large
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From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The school-children have had their last practice at the marriage-hymn.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
marriage-hymn
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From this reading The school-children have had their last practice at the marriage-hymn.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
necessary
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From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The preparations are ended; the guests are come; no great number.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
number
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From this reading The preparations are ended; the guests are come; no great number.
o'clock
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
practice
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From this reading The school-children have had their last practice at the marriage-hymn.
premises
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
preparations
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From this reading The preparations are ended; the guests are come; no great number.
preparatory
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From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
progress
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
resolved
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
rise
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
round
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
satin
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From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
school-children
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From this reading The school-children have had their last practice at the marriage-hymn.
slippers
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From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
Tempests
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From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The preparations are ended; the guests are come; no great number.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
thrown
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From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
unavoidable
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From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
wedding-morning
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From this reading I have resolved to rise at five o'clock on my wedding-morning, so as to make a last gloomy progress round every bird and beast and gooseberry-bush on the premises.
white
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From this reading The heels have been amputated from a large number of white satin slippers, preparatory to their being thrown after us.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A few unavoidable Tempests, a few necessary Greys (I have told you, have not I, that my name is Grey?).
