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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 We will have the White House for a reserve, then.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
alternate
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From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
begins
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From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
cabinet
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From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
day
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From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
days
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From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
folk
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From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
follow
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From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
friends
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From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
General
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From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We will have the White House for a reserve, then.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
House
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From this reading We will have the White House for a reserve, then.
how
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From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In short, we will receive together.
inasmuch
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From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
New
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From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
only
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From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
Peg
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From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
plan
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From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
preside
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From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
procession
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From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
profundity
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From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
receive
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From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
reserve
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From this reading We will have the White House for a reserve, then.
said
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From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
Secretary
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From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading In short, we will receive together.
small
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From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
some
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From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
space
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From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
State
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From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
suggested
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From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our good little Secretary of State has suggested, inasmuch as I am to preside for him, that his house and mine be open only on alternate cabinet days.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
then
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From this reading We will have the White House for a reserve, then.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
together
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From this reading In short, we will receive together.
Tuesday
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From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
waited
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From this reading This is how I shall do,” said Peg at last, and after the General and I had waited upon her small profundity for some space; “this shall be my plan.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will have the White House for a reserve, then.
White
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From this reading We will have the White House for a reserve, then.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will have the White House for a reserve, then.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
Year's
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From this reading The day for our cabinet folk to receive their friends will be Tuesday--the procession begins with the first Tuesday to follow New Year's Day.
