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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 On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
acquaintance
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
age
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
all
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From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
Beth's
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
blueness
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From this reading Her eyes matched the blueness of the summer sky.
box
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From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
brothers
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
check
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From this reading It takes a large check to clothe, feed and educate ten children.
children
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From this reading It takes a large check to clothe, feed and educate ten children.
close
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From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
clothe
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From this reading It takes a large check to clothe, feed and educate ten children.
educate
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From this reading It takes a large check to clothe, feed and educate ten children.
enough
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes matched the blueness of the summer sky.
feed
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From this reading It takes a large check to clothe, feed and educate ten children.
five
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
four
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
girl
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
hair
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From this reading Helen’s hair was as yellow as puffed taffy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
Helen
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
Helen's
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From this reading Helen’s hair was as yellow as puffed taffy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
imaginable
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From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It takes a large check to clothe, feed and educate ten children.
jolliest
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From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
large
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From this reading It takes a large check to clothe, feed and educate ten children.
lucky
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
made
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
matched
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From this reading Her eyes matched the blueness of the summer sky.
matches
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From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
own
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
packed
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From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
puffed
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From this reading Helen’s hair was as yellow as puffed taffy.
Reed
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
set
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From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
sisters
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
sky
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From this reading Her eyes matched the blueness of the summer sky.
some
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
summer
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From this reading Her eyes matched the blueness of the summer sky.
taffy
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From this reading Helen’s hair was as yellow as puffed taffy.
takes
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From this reading It takes a large check to clothe, feed and educate ten children.
ten
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From this reading It takes a large check to clothe, feed and educate ten children.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
town
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
visits
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From this reading On some of Beth’s visits to town, she had made the acquaintance of Helen Reed, a girl of her own age and lucky enough to have five brothers and four sisters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helen’s hair was as yellow as puffed taffy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the jolliest set imaginable, all packed as close as matches in a box.
yellow
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From this reading Helen’s hair was as yellow as puffed taffy.
