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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 Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
all
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
articles
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
Aunt
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From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
bottle
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
card
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
catch
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
commotion
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From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
Corners
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From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
day
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From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
down-stairs
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From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
excitable
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
floor
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From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
flying
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From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
FORTH
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From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
GOING
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From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
great
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From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
griddle
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From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
Helen's
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
hen
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From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
home
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From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
hot
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From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
ink
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From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
Jack
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From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
Jean
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From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
just
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
leather
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
Lee
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
less
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
like
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From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
Mary
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
Nan
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From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
nervously
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
October
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From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
out
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
put
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
putting
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
ready
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
said
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From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
Sarah
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From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
satchel
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
self
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From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
sister
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From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
slipped
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
some
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From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
sop
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From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
spilt
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From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
taking
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
There
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From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
trunk
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
trying
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From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
twin
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From this reading Jean was trying to sop up some ink her twin sister, Jack, had spilt on the floor and over her precious self.
up
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From this reading Nan was flying up and down-stairs "like a hen on a hot griddle," Aunt Sarah said.
various
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From this reading Mary Lee, less excitable, was, nevertheless, nervously putting in and taking out various articles from a leather satchel.
wailed
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GOING FORTH There was great commotion in the home of the Corners one day in October.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
write
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From this reading "I was just going to write a card so as it would be all ready to put on Aunt Helen's trunk," wailed Jack, "and the ink bottle slipped before I could catch it."
