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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 I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
angry
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From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
back
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From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The wine won't be missed for a long time, and we will invent some better excuse before then.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
better
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From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
bottles
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From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
can't
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From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
don't
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From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
drawing
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From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
drunk
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From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
excuse
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From this reading The wine won't be missed for a long time, and we will invent some better excuse before then.
father
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From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
few
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From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
friends
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From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
further
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From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
Grace
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From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
invent
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From this reading The wine won't be missed for a long time, and we will invent some better excuse before then.
invitations
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From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wine won't be missed for a long time, and we will invent some better excuse before then.
missed
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From this reading The wine won't be missed for a long time, and we will invent some better excuse before then.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
needn't
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From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
now
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From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
out
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From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
people
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From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
Road
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From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
say
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From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
some
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From this reading The wine won't be missed for a long time, and we will invent some better excuse before then.
Southdown
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From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
suppress
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From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
tennis
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From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
then
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From this reading The wine won't be missed for a long time, and we will invent some better excuse before then.
there
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From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
there's
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From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
three
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From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wine won't be missed for a long time, and we will invent some better excuse before then.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
two
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From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We will say that two bottles were drunk at this party and three at that; and further than that we can't remember.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We needn't tell him who was there--we will suppress the name of the Southdown Road people; and we can take the bottles out from the back.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
wine
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From this reading The wine won't be missed for a long time, and we will invent some better excuse before then.
won't
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From this reading The wine won't be missed for a long time, and we will invent some better excuse before then.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I think it would be better to tell him that we had a few friends in for tennis.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don't think father will be as angry as you think, Grace; besides there's no drawing back now the invitations are out.
