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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 next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
Annette
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From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'm too sleepy to get married," I grumbled as I sat up to take the tray of coffee on my knees.
bed
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From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
Bess
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From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
Bess's
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From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
coffee
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From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading "Well, I wish it had delayed itself a couple of hours.
darling
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From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
decorations
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From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
decorators
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From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
delayed
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From this reading "Well, I wish it had delayed itself a couple of hours.
downstairs
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From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
get
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From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
grumbled
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From this reading I'm too sleepy to get married," I grumbled as I sat up to take the tray of coffee on my knees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, I wish it had delayed itself a couple of hours.
heard
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From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
hours
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From this reading "Well, I wish it had delayed itself a couple of hours.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I wish it had delayed itself a couple of hours.
I'm
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From this reading I'm too sleepy to get married," I grumbled as I sat up to take the tray of coffee on my knees.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Well, I wish it had delayed itself a couple of hours.
knees
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From this reading I'm too sleepy to get married," I grumbled as I sat up to take the tray of coffee on my knees.
married
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From this reading I'm too sleepy to get married," I grumbled as I sat up to take the tray of coffee on my knees.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
murmur
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From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
o'clock
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From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
opened
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From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
other
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From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
Owen
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From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
rooms
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From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
said
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From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
sat
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From this reading I'm too sleepy to get married," I grumbled as I sat up to take the tray of coffee on my knees.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
shining
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From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
shower
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From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
sit
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From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
sleepy
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From this reading I'm too sleepy to get married," I grumbled as I sat up to take the tray of coffee on my knees.
sun
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From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
tears
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From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
ten
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From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
too
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From this reading I'm too sleepy to get married," I grumbled as I sat up to take the tray of coffee on my knees.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
tray
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From this reading I'm too sleepy to get married," I grumbled as I sat up to take the tray of coffee on my knees.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
up
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From this reading The next morning it took Annette until ten o'clock and a shower of tears to get Bess and me to sit up and take our coffee.
wall
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From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
wedding
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From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
wedding-day
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From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I wish it had delayed itself a couple of hours.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said the decorators were downstairs beginning on Bess's wedding decorations and that the sun was shining on my wedding-day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Owen is a darling," I heard Bess murmur from her bed, which was against the wall and mine as our rooms opened into each other.
wish
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From this reading "Well, I wish it had delayed itself a couple of hours.
