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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 This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
advertisements
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From this reading After reading Bott’s advertisements one felt convinced that any food without Bott’s Sauce was rank poison.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After reading Bott’s advertisements one felt convinced that any food without Bott’s Sauce was rank poison.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
any
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From this reading After reading Bott’s advertisements one felt convinced that any food without Bott’s Sauce was rank poison.
Bott
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From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
Bott's
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From this reading Mr. Bott’s name decorated most of the hoardings of his native country.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
citizens
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From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
convinced
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From this reading After reading Bott’s advertisements one felt convinced that any food without Bott’s Sauce was rank poison.
country
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From this reading Mr. Bott’s name decorated most of the hoardings of his native country.
daughter
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From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
decorated
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From this reading Mr. Bott’s name decorated most of the hoardings of his native country.
digestion
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From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
empty
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
England
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From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
felt
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From this reading After reading Bott’s advertisements one felt convinced that any food without Bott’s Sauce was rank poison.
food
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From this reading After reading Bott’s advertisements one felt convinced that any food without Bott’s Sauce was rank poison.
GIRL
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
Hall
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Bott’s name decorated most of the hoardings of his native country.
hoardings
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From this reading Mr. Bott’s name decorated most of the hoardings of his native country.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
interest
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
meat
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From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
most
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
Mr
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From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
Mrs
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From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Bott’s name decorated most of the hoardings of his native country.
native
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From this reading Mr. Bott’s name decorated most of the hoardings of his native country.
occasionally
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After reading Bott’s advertisements one felt convinced that any food without Bott’s Sauce was rank poison.
passing
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
poison
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From this reading After reading Bott’s advertisements one felt convinced that any food without Bott’s Sauce was rank poison.
rank
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From this reading After reading Bott’s advertisements one felt convinced that any food without Bott’s Sauce was rank poison.
re-awoke
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
reading
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safeguard
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From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
Sauce
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From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
summer
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From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
SWEET
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
taken
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From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
taking
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From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
tenants
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After reading Bott’s advertisements one felt convinced that any food without Bott’s Sauce was rank poison.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
urged
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From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
village
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On these hoardings citizens of England were urged to safeguard their digestion by taking Bott’s Sauce with their meat.
WHITE
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This summer it was taken by a Mr. and Mrs. Bott with their daughter.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading After reading Bott’s advertisements one felt convinced that any food without Bott’s Sauce was rank poison.
year
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From this reading THE SWEET LITTLE GIRL IN WHITE The Hall stood empty most of the year, but occasionally tenants re-awoke the passing interest of the village in it.
