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advanced
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From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
age
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alarmed
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alighted
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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bees
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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not that Olive practised, for she had no voice, and little knowledge of music; but she listened to Sara's performances for hours, with patience, if not with delight.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
delight
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early
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elders
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From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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families
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From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
flitted
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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friend
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friends
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friendships
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Go
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not that Olive practised, for she had no voice, and little knowledge of music; but she listened to Sara's performances for hours, with patience, if not with delight.
heaven
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
hours
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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indulge
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interesting
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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just
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knowledge
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
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like
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listened
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From this reading Not that Olive practised, for she had no voice, and little knowledge of music; but she listened to Sara's performances for hours, with patience, if not with delight.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not that Olive practised, for she had no voice, and little knowledge of music; but she listened to Sara's performances for hours, with patience, if not with delight.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
love
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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most
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music
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new
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From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Not that Olive practised, for she had no voice, and little knowledge of music; but she listened to Sara's performances for hours, with patience, if not with delight.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that Olive practised, for she had no voice, and little knowledge of music; but she listened to Sara's performances for hours, with patience, if not with delight.
Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
oh
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From this reading And when they talked--oh, what talks those were!
Olive
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From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
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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patience
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From this reading Not that Olive practised, for she had no voice, and little knowledge of music; but she listened to Sara's performances for hours, with patience, if not with delight.
performances
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practised
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From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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read
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reader
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repertoire
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Rothesay
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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sanctioned
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Sara's
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say
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now, reader, be not alarmed lest we should indulge you with the same.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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subject
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suit
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summer
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talked
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talks
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that Olive practised, for she had no voice, and little knowledge of music; but she listened to Sara's performances for hours, with patience, if not with delight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when they talked--oh, what talks those were!
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And when they talked--oh, what talks those were!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not that Olive practised, for she had no voice, and little knowledge of music; but she listened to Sara's performances for hours, with patience, if not with delight.
together
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From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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voice
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walks
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From this reading As the summer advanced, Olive Rothesay and her new friend, sanctioned by the elders of both families, took long walks together, read, and practised.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
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well
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And when they talked--oh, what talks those were!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And when they talked--oh, what talks those were!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when they talked--oh, what talks those were!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not that Olive practised, for she had no voice, and little knowledge of music; but she listened to Sara's performances for hours, with patience, if not with delight.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, reader, be not alarmed lest we should indulge you with the same.
young
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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