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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 "And I will come too," said Gottlieb slowly, "I have a book that I must finish reading to-day."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going to get my sewing," said Lining, "and sit in the arbor."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
arbor
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From this reading "I am going to get my sewing," said Lining, "and sit in the arbor."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
asked
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That is right," said Braesig, "that will be a devilish fine entertainment for Lining."
book
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From this reading "And I will come too," said Gottlieb slowly, "I have a book that I must finish reading to-day."
Braesig
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From this reading "That is right," said Braesig, "that will be a devilish fine entertainment for Lining."
clearing
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
coffee
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
come
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From this reading "Well, I will come soon," said Mining.
devilish
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From this reading "That is right," said Braesig, "that will be a devilish fine entertainment for Lining."
dinner
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
entertainment
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From this reading "That is right," said Braesig, "that will be a devilish fine entertainment for Lining."
fine
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From this reading "That is right," said Braesig, "that will be a devilish fine entertainment for Lining."
finish
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From this reading "And I will come too," said Gottlieb slowly, "I have a book that I must finish reading to-day."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That is right," said Braesig, "that will be a devilish fine entertainment for Lining."
get
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From this reading "I am going to get my sewing," said Lining, "and sit in the arbor."
going
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
Gottlieb
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From this reading "And I will come too," said Gottlieb slowly, "I have a book that I must finish reading to-day."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I will come too," said Gottlieb slowly, "I have a book that I must finish reading to-day."
help
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am going to get my sewing," said Lining, "and sit in the arbor."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is right," said Braesig, "that will be a devilish fine entertainment for Lining."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
Lining
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
making
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
Mining
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
mother
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And I will come too," said Gottlieb slowly, "I have a book that I must finish reading to-day."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am going to get my sewing," said Lining, "and sit in the arbor."
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
reading
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From this reading "And I will come too," said Gottlieb slowly, "I have a book that I must finish reading to-day."
right
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From this reading "That is right," said Braesig, "that will be a devilish fine entertainment for Lining."
room
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
said
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From this reading "I am going to get my sewing," said Lining, "and sit in the arbor."
sewing
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From this reading "I am going to get my sewing," said Lining, "and sit in the arbor."
sister
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
sit
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From this reading "I am going to get my sewing," said Lining, "and sit in the arbor."
slowly
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From this reading "And I will come too," said Gottlieb slowly, "I have a book that I must finish reading to-day."
soon
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From this reading "Well, I will come soon," said Mining.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And I will come too," said Gottlieb slowly, "I have a book that I must finish reading to-day."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
tidying
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
to-day
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From this reading "And I will come too," said Gottlieb slowly, "I have a book that I must finish reading to-day."
too
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From this reading "And I will come too," said Gottlieb slowly, "I have a book that I must finish reading to-day."
turn
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
up
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From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
Well
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From this reading "Well, I will come soon," said Mining.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well, I will come soon," said Mining.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When dinner was over, Mining, whose turn it was to help her mother, in clearing up, tidying the room and making coffee, asked her sister, "Lining, where are you going?"
