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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
all
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well?" said Mrs. Browne as Ella stopped to take breath.
back
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
breath
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From this reading "Well?" said Mrs. Browne as Ella stopped to take breath.
Browne
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From this reading "Well?" said Mrs. Browne as Ella stopped to take breath.
chair
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From this reading You know the willow chair that we had in the summer-house last year?
city
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "MAMMA, what do you think?
Ella
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From this reading "Well?" said Mrs. Browne as Ella stopped to take breath.
everywhere
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
fair
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
FIRST
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From this reading THE FIRST LESSON.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
got
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You know the willow chair that we had in the summer-house last year?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You know the willow chair that we had in the summer-house last year?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
know
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From this reading You know the willow chair that we had in the summer-house last year?
last
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From this reading You know the willow chair that we had in the summer-house last year?
left
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
LESSON
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From this reading THE FIRST LESSON.
Lily
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
looked
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
making
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
MAMMA
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From this reading "MAMMA, what do you think?
mat
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
Mrs
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From this reading "Well?" said Mrs. Browne as Ella stopped to take breath.
out
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
said
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From this reading "Well?" said Mrs. Browne as Ella stopped to take breath.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
stopped
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From this reading "Well?" said Mrs. Browne as Ella stopped to take breath.
summer-house
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From this reading You know the willow chair that we had in the summer-house last year?
take
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From this reading "Well?" said Mrs. Browne as Ella stopped to take breath.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know the willow chair that we had in the summer-house last year?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST LESSON.
there
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
think
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From this reading "MAMMA, what do you think?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You know the willow chair that we had in the summer-house last year?
Well
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "MAMMA, what do you think?
willow
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From this reading You know the willow chair that we had in the summer-house last year?
winter
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From this reading Well, we left it out there all winter, and Lily left that mat she was making for the fair—and that she looked for everywhere, after we got back to the city—in the chair!"
year
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From this reading You know the willow chair that we had in the summer-house last year?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MAMMA, what do you think?
