4
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5
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From this reading OCTOBER 5.-The somebody was his daughter Katherine, as usual.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
abhorverbUS /æbˈhɔːr/
find repugnant
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
BabynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/
a female human offspring
From this reading OCTOBER 5.-The somebody was his daughter Katherine, as usual.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
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delightedadjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtəd/
greatly pleased
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Ernest
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fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
Katherine
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From this reading OCTOBER 5.-The somebody was his daughter Katherine, as usual.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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merry-making
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From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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OCTOBERnounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
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offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
theologicaladjectiveUS /ˌθiːəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
of or relating to or concerning theology
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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to-day
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From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
To-morrow
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From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
usualadjectiveUS /ˈjuːʒəwəl/
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OCTOBER 5.-The somebody was his daughter Katherine, as usual.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading To-morrow he will be all the worse for it, and will be sure to have a theological battle with somebody.
XVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading XV.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Baby is a year old to-day, and, as usual, father, who seems to abhor anything like a merry-making, took himself off to his room.
