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1912
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From this reading It was a summer evening after tea in 1912.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a summer evening after tea in 1912.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a summer evening after tea in 1912.
age
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From this reading My little daughter and a number of children about her own age played upon the lawn in front of the house.
all
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
Avenue
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From this reading We were seated on the veranda of my house on Salem Avenue.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
brother
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From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
Charlie
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From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
children
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From this reading My little daughter and a number of children about her own age played upon the lawn in front of the house.
cool
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
corn
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
daughter
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From this reading My little daughter and a number of children about her own age played upon the lawn in front of the house.
day
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
delightful
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
evening
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From this reading It was a summer evening after tea in 1912.
evenings
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
exceedingly
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
excellent
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
farmers
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
front
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From this reading My little daughter and a number of children about her own age played upon the lawn in front of the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
hot
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
house
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From this reading We were seated on the veranda of my house on Salem Avenue.
Idaho
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a summer evening after tea in 1912.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a summer evening after tea in 1912.
lawn
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From this reading My little daughter and a number of children about her own age played upon the lawn in front of the house.
little
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From this reading My little daughter and a number of children about her own age played upon the lawn in front of the house.
man
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From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We were seated on the veranda of my house on Salem Avenue.
number
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From this reading My little daughter and a number of children about her own age played upon the lawn in front of the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were seated on the veranda of my house on Salem Avenue.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were seated on the veranda of my house on Salem Avenue.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
own
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From this reading My little daughter and a number of children about her own age played upon the lawn in front of the house.
played
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From this reading My little daughter and a number of children about her own age played upon the lawn in front of the house.
Salem
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From this reading We were seated on the veranda of my house on Salem Avenue.
sat
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From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
say
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From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
seated
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From this reading We were seated on the veranda of my house on Salem Avenue.
side
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From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The day had been an exceedingly hot one—such a day as the farmers say is excellent for corn—but the evening was cool and delightful, as all the evenings are in Idaho.
summer
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From this reading It was a summer evening after tea in 1912.
tea
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From this reading It was a summer evening after tea in 1912.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were seated on the veranda of my house on Salem Avenue.
twenty-two
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From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading My little daughter and a number of children about her own age played upon the lawn in front of the house.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
veranda
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From this reading We were seated on the veranda of my house on Salem Avenue.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a summer evening after tea in 1912.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were seated on the veranda of my house on Salem Avenue.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were seated on the veranda of my house on Salem Avenue.
wife
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From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
Woodberry
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From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
young
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From this reading My wife sat by my side and her brother, Charlie Woodberry, a young man about twenty-two, sat with us.
