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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 Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading One-armed Pete “Father, I am going to shake hands with Major Hawkins.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
APPENDIX
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Arrival
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
book
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From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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climates
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constructing
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From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
down
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From this reading “Must he go down in his spectral night dress?”
dress
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From this reading “Must he go down in his spectral night dress?”
earl
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England
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Father
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From this reading One-armed Pete “Father, I am going to shake hands with Major Hawkins.”
frail
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From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
furnish
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go
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From this reading “Must he go down in his spectral night dress?”
going
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading One-armed Pete “Father, I am going to shake hands with Major Hawkins.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
Hawkins
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From this reading One-armed Pete “Father, I am going to shake hands with Major Hawkins.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Must he go down in his spectral night dress?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One-armed Pete “Father, I am going to shake hands with Major Hawkins.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
Interview
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It must try your patience pretty sharply sometimes.”
join
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From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
kind
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From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
Major
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From this reading One-armed Pete “Father, I am going to shake hands with Major Hawkins.”
marry
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materializee
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mechanical
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From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must try your patience pretty sharply sometimes.”
night
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From this reading “Must he go down in his spectral night dress?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
One-armed
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From this reading One-armed Pete “Father, I am going to shake hands with Major Hawkins.”
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
patience
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From this reading “It must try your patience pretty sharply sometimes.”
Pete
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From this reading One-armed Pete “Father, I am going to shake hands with Major Hawkins.”
Preparing
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pretty
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From this reading “It must try your patience pretty sharply sometimes.”
quiet
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Sally
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
Sellers
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shake
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From this reading One-armed Pete “Father, I am going to shake hands with Major Hawkins.”
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It must try your patience pretty sharply sometimes.”
She's
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some
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From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
sometimes
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From this reading “It must try your patience pretty sharply sometimes.”
spectral
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From this reading “Must he go down in his spectral night dress?”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
Telegram
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
Towers
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toy
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From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
Tracy
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try
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From this reading “It must try your patience pretty sharply sometimes.”
usurping
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
weather
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From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
wedding
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The weather in this book “He was constructing what seemed to be some kind of frail mechanical toy.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One-armed Pete “Father, I am going to shake hands with Major Hawkins.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Telegram: “She’s going to marry the materializee”—Interview between Tracy and Sally—Arrival of the usurping earl—“You can have him if you’ll take him”—A quiet wedding at the Towers—Sellers does not join the party to England—Preparing to furnish climates to order APPENDIX.
you'll
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It must try your patience pretty sharply sometimes.”
