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From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
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From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
acknowledgingverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “acknowledge” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
amazementnounUS /əˈmeɪzmənt/
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
ArrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The Unexpected Arrival Home of our Son, Willie Lupin Pooter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
AUGUSTnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
banknounUS /bæŋk/
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
Carrie
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From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
ChristmasnounUS /ˈkrɪsməs/
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
HomenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The Unexpected Arrival Home of our Son, Willie Lupin Pooter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
LupinnounUS /ˈluːpən/
any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
From this reading The Unexpected Arrival Home of our Son, Willie Lupin Pooter.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
noticenounUS /ˈnoʊtəs/
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Unexpected Arrival Home of our Son, Willie Lupin Pooter.
Oldham
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From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Unexpected Arrival Home of our Son, Willie Lupin Pooter.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
Pooter
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From this reading The Unexpected Arrival Home of our Son, Willie Lupin Pooter.
postverbUS /poʊst/
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
sentnounUS /sent/
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
SonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading The Unexpected Arrival Home of our Son, Willie Lupin Pooter.
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
surprisenounUS /sərˈpraɪz/
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Unexpected Arrival Home of our Son, Willie Lupin Pooter.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
triflingnounUS /ˈtraɪflɪŋ/
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
twentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
UnexpectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪd/
not expected or anticipated
From this reading The Unexpected Arrival Home of our Son, Willie Lupin Pooter.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
utterverbUS /ˈʌtər/
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading To our utter amazement he turned up himself in the afternoon, having journeyed all the way from Oldham.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
Willie
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From this reading The Unexpected Arrival Home of our Son, Willie Lupin Pooter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said he had got leave from the bank, and as Monday was a holiday he thought he would give us a little surprise.
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading AUGUST 4.—The first post brought a nice letter from our dear son Willie, acknowledging a trifling present which Carrie sent him, the day before yesterday being his twentieth birthday.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading AUGUST 5, Sunday.—We have not seen Willie since last Christmas, and are pleased to notice what a fine young man he has grown.
