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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 The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
alongside
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
asked
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
assured
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From this reading "Not even Mrs. Ewings would believe it," she assured Sylvia.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's got to be seen to be believed.
believe
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From this reading "Not even Mrs. Ewings would believe it," she assured Sylvia.
believed
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From this reading "It's got to be seen to be believed.
bit
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
bobbed
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
calls
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
came
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
door
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
down
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
eccentricity
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From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
even
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From this reading "Not even Mrs. Ewings would believe it," she assured Sylvia.
Ewings
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From this reading "Not even Mrs. Ewings would believe it," she assured Sylvia.
feather
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
first
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
France
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
full
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
Gainsborough
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From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
going
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
got
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From this reading "It's got to be seen to be believed.
guard
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
human
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From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Not even Mrs. Ewings would believe it," she assured Sylvia.
It's
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From this reading "It's got to be seen to be believed.
journey
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From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
knocked
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
long
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From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
Madrid
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From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
mouth
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
Mrs
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From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not even Mrs. Ewings would believe it," she assured Sylvia.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
opened
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
out
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
Peckham
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
put
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
revelation
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From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
runnel
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
Rye
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
seen
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From this reading "It's got to be seen to be believed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not even Mrs. Ewings would believe it," she assured Sylvia.
Spain
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
speed
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
Sylvia
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From this reading "Not even Mrs. Ewings would believe it," she assured Sylvia.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
tickets
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
train
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From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The journey to Madrid was for Mrs. Gainsborough a long revelation of human eccentricity.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
wide
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From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When that guard or whatever he calls himself opened our door and bobbed in out of the runnel with the train going full speed and asked for our tickets, you could have knocked me down with a feather.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Not even Mrs. Ewings would believe it," she assured Sylvia.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I opened my mouth a bit wide when I first came to France, but France is Peckham Rye if you put it alongside of Spain.
