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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 “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
Anthon
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From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Just as well for Sebastian to be out of that fellow’s way.”
business
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From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
bustling
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From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
cable
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From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
calls
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From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does uncle mean to leave him to starve?”
explained
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From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
fellow's
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From this reading Just as well for Sebastian to be out of that fellow’s way.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Just as well for Sebastian to be out of that fellow’s way.”
found
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From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
home
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From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
hotel
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From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
important
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From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
imported
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From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
inquired
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From this reading Miss Anthon inquired quickly.
Just
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From this reading Just as well for Sebastian to be out of that fellow’s way.”
leave
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From this reading “Does uncle mean to leave him to starve?”
maid
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From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
mean
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From this reading “Does uncle mean to leave him to starve?”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
Miss
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morning
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mother
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move
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Mrs
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From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
newly
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From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Just as well for Sebastian to be out of that fellow’s way.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
out
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From this reading Just as well for Sebastian to be out of that fellow’s way.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
quickly
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From this reading Miss Anthon inquired quickly.
reached
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From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
received
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From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
Sebastian
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From this reading Just as well for Sebastian to be out of that fellow’s way.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
starve
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From this reading “Does uncle mean to leave him to starve?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
time
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From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just as well for Sebastian to be out of that fellow’s way.”
trunks
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From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
uncle
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From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
way
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From this reading Just as well for Sebastian to be out of that fellow’s way.”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
well
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From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Miss Anthon reached the hotel, she found her mother and the newly imported maid bustling over trunks.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your uncle received a cable this morning that calls him home on important business,” Mrs. Anthon explained, “and I thought we might as well move on at the same time.
