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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 Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
amused
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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
best
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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
Betty
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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
blue
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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
bringing
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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
court-martial
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From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
dinner
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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
down
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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
eye
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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
eyes
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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
face
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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
Friend
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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
gravely
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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
Harry's
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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
looking
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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
lounging
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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
low
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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
man
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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
moustache
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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
mouth
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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.
nurse
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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
other
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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
parlour
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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
pretty
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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
prisoners
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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
releasing
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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
set
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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
stroking
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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
Stuart
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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
Stuart's
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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
there
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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
There's
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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.
thinks
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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
tired
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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
twinkle
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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
very
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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
wants
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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'I think we must have a court-martial first.
welcome
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From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
whipping
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From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
white
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From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Uncle Harry's Friend 'There's a pretty welcome for a tired man who wants his dinner!'
window-seat
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From this reading Captain Stuart's friend was lounging on the low window-seat of the best parlour, looking on with an amused eye.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Betty was standing before her uncle with a white little face and determined, set mouth, and nurse was releasing the other little prisoners and bringing them down to their uncle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Nurse thinks you ought to have a good whipping,' continued Captain Stuart, stroking his long, fair moustache very gravely, though there was a twinkle in his blue eyes.
