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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 rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
air
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From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
Anne
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From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
avenues
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From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
bed
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From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The household in Prior Street had been up early, making preparations for the day.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
birthday
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From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
break
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From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
breakfast
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From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
brilliant
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From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
cleared
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From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
country
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From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
day
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From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
dressed
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From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
early
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From this reading The household in Prior Street had been up early, making preparations for the day.
eight-o'clock
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From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
Fawlness
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From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
feel
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From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
flat
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From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
gently
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From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
golden
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From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The household in Prior Street had been up early, making preparations for the day.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
home
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From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
household
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From this reading The household in Prior Street had been up early, making preparations for the day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
lay
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From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
lifted
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From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
light
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From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
Majendie's
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From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
making
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From this reading The household in Prior Street had been up early, making preparations for the day.
mist
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From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
nine
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From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
o'clock
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From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
off
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From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
Peggy
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From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
Peggy's
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From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
perhaps
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From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
preparations
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From this reading The household in Prior Street had been up early, making preparations for the day.
presents
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From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
Prior
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From this reading The household in Prior Street had been up early, making preparations for the day.
rain
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From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
Scale
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From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
showed
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From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
Street
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From this reading The household in Prior Street had been up early, making preparations for the day.
stretched
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From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
up
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From this reading The household in Prior Street had been up early, making preparations for the day.
waiting
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From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
waked
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From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
warm
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From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rain cleared off, the mist lifted, and at nine o'clock it was a fine day for Peggy's birthday.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Even Scale, where it stretched its flat avenues into the country, showed golden in the warm and brilliant air.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Peggy had waked before it was light, to feel her presents which lay beside her on her bed; and, by the time Majendie's sail had passed Fawlness Point, she was up and dressed, waiting for him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Anne had to break it to her gently that perhaps he would not be home in time for eight-o'clock breakfast.
