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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 WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's Bob and Phil!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
back
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
Bet
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Bob
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From this reading "It's Bob and Phil!
boys
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From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
brought
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
cleaning
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
doing
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
door
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
doorway
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From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
entered
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From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Good for them!" shouted Bet.
four
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
girls
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
Good
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From this reading Good for them!" shouted Bet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
hats
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From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
held
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From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
HELPERS
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
humbly
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From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Let them in, you're nearest, Kit!"
It's
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From this reading "It's Bob and Phil!
Kit
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From this reading "Let them in, you're nearest, Kit!"
last
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let them in, you're nearest, Kit!"
manner
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From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
nearest
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From this reading "Let them in, you're nearest, Kit!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
Phil
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From this reading "It's Bob and Phil!
rap
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
room
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
run
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
Shirley's
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
shop
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
shouted
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From this reading Good for them!" shouted Bet.
supplicating
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From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Good for them!" shouted Bet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
Thump
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
thunderous
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
two
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From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
very
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From this reading The two boys entered the doorway in a very supplicating manner, their hats held humbly in their hands.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
WILLING
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
window
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From this reading WILLING HELPERS "Thump, thump, thump!" a thunderous rap at the door of Shirley's shop brought the four girls on the run from the back room, where they had been doing the last of the window cleaning.
you're
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From this reading "Let them in, you're nearest, Kit!"
