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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 days later came the great picnic up the mountain.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
accordingly
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From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
aunts
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From this reading Paddy went in the Mastermans’ carriage with the two aunts.
bicycles
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From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
Blakes
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From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
came
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From this reading A few days later came the great picnic up the mountain.
carriage
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From this reading Paddy went in the Mastermans’ carriage with the two aunts.
climbing-place
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From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
days
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From this reading A few days later came the great picnic up the mountain.
driving
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From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
drove
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From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
few
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From this reading A few days later came the great picnic up the mountain.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
gave
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From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few days later came the great picnic up the mountain.
guests
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From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Paddy went in the Mastermans’ carriage with the two aunts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
large
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From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
later
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From this reading A few days later came the great picnic up the mountain.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
Masterman
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From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
Mastermans
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From this reading Paddy went in the Mastermans’ carriage with the two aunts.
mountain
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From this reading A few days later came the great picnic up the mountain.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
numbered
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From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
off
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From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
other
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From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
out
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From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
Paddy
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From this reading Paddy went in the Mastermans’ carriage with the two aunts.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
picnic
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From this reading A few days later came the great picnic up the mountain.
proceeding
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From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
promising
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From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
put
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From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
seventy
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From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
started
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From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
Ted
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From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few days later came the great picnic up the mountain.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
too
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From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
two
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From this reading Paddy went in the Mastermans’ carriage with the two aunts.
unaccountably
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From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
undertakingnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
up
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From this reading A few days later came the great picnic up the mountain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Blakes gave the picnic, and the guests numbered about seventy, half of them proceeding to the climbing-place upon bicycles and the other half driving.
very
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From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
weather
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From this reading The weather was not very promising from the first, but it was too large an undertaking to put off, and they accordingly started out.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Paddy went in the Mastermans’ carriage with the two aunts.
wished
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From this reading As they drove along she wished, a little unaccountably, that Ted Masterman was one of the party.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Paddy went in the Mastermans’ carriage with the two aunts.
