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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 Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
always
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From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
answered
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
Bettina
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From this reading Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
breath
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From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
Burton
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From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
Burton's
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From this reading Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
called
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From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
Certainly
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
chair
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
come
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From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
comfortable
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
cots
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
crimson
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From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
curtain
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
determined
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
divan
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
door
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From this reading Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
entering
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
face
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From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
first
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From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
flap
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
flooding
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From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
following
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
gift
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
girl
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From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
girls
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
held
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
husband
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
interview
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
Just
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From this reading Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
little
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From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
low
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
moment
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From this reading Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
Mrs
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From this reading Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
opening
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
pale
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From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
part
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
parting
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
Peggy
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
please
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From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
Polly
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
quietly
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
said
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From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
seemed
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
several
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From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
sleeping
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
stopped
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From this reading Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
table
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
Tante
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From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
tent
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From this reading Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Just at the door of Mrs. Burton’s tent Bettina stopped a moment.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
time
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From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
title
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From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
told
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From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
two
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From this reading “Certainly,” Polly answered quietly, opening the flap of her curtain and entering, the two girls following, for Peggy seemed determined to have a part in each interview.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
unusually
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From this reading Her tent had been a parting gift from her husband and was an unusually comfortable one, which held a divan, a low table and a chair, beside the sleeping cots.
used
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From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
weeks
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From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But it was the first time for several weeks that Bettina had used the title by which she had always called Mrs. Burton when she was a little girl.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “May I come in for a little, please, Tante; I have not told you everything,” she said under her breath, her face, which had been pale until this moment, flooding crimson.
