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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 He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
AFTERNOONnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
atmosphere
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From this reading He hated the uncongenial atmosphere of hotels and boarding houses.
away
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
boarding
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From this reading He hated the uncongenial atmosphere of hotels and boarding houses.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This time was generally cordially detested by William.
cordially
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From this reading This time was generally cordially detested by William.
detested
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From this reading This time was generally cordially detested by William.
discouraged
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From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
dog
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
dragged
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
dull
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From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
family
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From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
fields
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
friends
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
gardens
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From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
generally
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From this reading This time was generally cordially detested by William.
grass
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From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
hated
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
haunts
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
holiday
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
holidays
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From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
hotels
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From this reading He hated the uncongenial atmosphere of hotels and boarding houses.
houses
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From this reading He hated the uncongenial atmosphere of hotels and boarding houses.
Indians
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From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
Jumble
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
kind
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
playing
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From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
promenades
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From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
Red
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From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
seaside
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From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
staying
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From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
summer
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From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
takes
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time was generally cordially detested by William.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time was generally cordially detested by William.
town
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From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
uncongenial
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From this reading He hated the uncongenial atmosphere of hotels and boarding houses.
walking
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From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
well-known
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He hated the dull promenades and the town gardens where walking over the grass and playing at Red Indians was discouraged.
WILLIAM
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From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
William's
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From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN AFTERNOON WITH WILLIAM William’s family was staying at the seaside for its summer holidays.
woods
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From this reading He hated being dragged from his well-known haunts, his woods and fields and friends and dog (for Jumble was not the kind of dog one takes away on a holiday).
