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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 Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
all
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From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
announced
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From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
awaiting
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From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
back
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
beautiful
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
Bungalow
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From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
Busy
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From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
carrying
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From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
certainly
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
children
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From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
day
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
declared
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From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
delightful
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From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
down
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From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
drive
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From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
EARLY
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
exist
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From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
family
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
farm
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
folk
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From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
freshness
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From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
future
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
glad
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From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
Home
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
home-going
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From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
homeward
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From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
indeed
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From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
intention
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From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
leaving
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
longer
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From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
most
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From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
objections
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From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
off
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From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
Papa
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From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
peep
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From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
piazza
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From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
plan
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From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
promised
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
raised
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From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
reached
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From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
regret
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
return
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
see
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From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
serious
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From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
some
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
started
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
surprise
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From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
there
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From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
train
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From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
unannounced
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From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
valley
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From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
very
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From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Indeed the little folk were so glad to see him that they raised no very serious objections to the home-going plan.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Beautiful indeed was the homeward drive in the freshness of the morning, and when the Bungalow was reached the children found a most delightful surprise awaiting them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For there on the piazza was Papa Doctor, who had come down, unannounced, by an early train.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Busy as he was, he declared that he could no longer exist without a peep at his family, and moreover announced his intention of carrying them all off home with him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Home Again._ EARLY next morning the family started back to the farm, leaving with regret the beautiful valley, to which they promised themselves they would certainly return at some future day.
