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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 Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
advancing
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
advised
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From this reading "I shouldn't," her mother advised.
age
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
allusion
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From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
any
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From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
Ashleigh
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
avoided
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From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
becoming
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
birthday
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From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
breakfast
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
Clyde
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
coffee-pot
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
comes
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
correspondence
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From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
dinner
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
down
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
Ella
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From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
epigram
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From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
father
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
glanced
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From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
growing
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
habit
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
hates
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From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I shouldn't," her mother advised.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
Lady
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
late
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
like
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From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
looking
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From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
month
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From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
mother
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From this reading "I shouldn't," her mother advised.
negligently
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From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
new
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
noticed
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From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
overpunctuality
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
pile
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From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
play
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
remarked
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
said
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
says
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
set
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From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
shouldn't
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From this reading "I shouldn't," her mother advised.
signs
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
sounds
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From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He hates anything that sounds like an epigram, and I noticed that he avoided any allusion to his birthday last month.
two
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
unpunctuality
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From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
up
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From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When he comes," she said, "I shall tell him what Clyde says in his new play--that unpunctuality for breakfast and overpunctuality for dinner are two of the signs of advancing age."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ella glanced up from a pile of correspondence through which she had been looking a little negligently.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This habit of becoming late for breakfast," Lady Ashleigh remarked, as she set down the coffee-pot, "is growing upon your father."
