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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 BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
any
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From this reading "If I'd had any idea that we were going to have snow, I'd have had a coasting party tomorrow night."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
awoke
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even Christmas day seemed to be insignificant when compared to the prospect of the party.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
Bet
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
BET'S
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
changed
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From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
Christmas
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From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
coasting
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From this reading "If I'd had any idea that we were going to have snow, I'd have had a coasting party tomorrow night."
compared
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From this reading Even Christmas day seemed to be insignificant when compared to the prospect of the party.
cry
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
day
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From this reading Even Christmas day seemed to be insignificant when compared to the prospect of the party.
delight
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
Even
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From this reading Even Christmas day seemed to be insignificant when compared to the prospect of the party.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
experienced
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From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
forward
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From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
garden
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From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
gave
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
girls
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From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
giving
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From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
going
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From this reading "If I'd had any idea that we were going to have snow, I'd have had a coasting party tomorrow night."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If I'd had any idea that we were going to have snow, I'd have had a coasting party tomorrow night."
heavy
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From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
I'd
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From this reading "If I'd had any idea that we were going to have snow, I'd have had a coasting party tomorrow night."
idea
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From this reading "If I'd had any idea that we were going to have snow, I'd have had a coasting party tomorrow night."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I'd had any idea that we were going to have snow, I'd have had a coasting party tomorrow night."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
insignificant
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From this reading Even Christmas day seemed to be insignificant when compared to the prospect of the party.
little
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
looked
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
magic
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From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
morning
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
next
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
night
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From this reading "If I'd had any idea that we were going to have snow, I'd have had a coasting party tomorrow night."
now
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From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
out
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
own
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From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
PARTY
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
pleasures
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From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
prospect
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From this reading Even Christmas day seemed to be insignificant when compared to the prospect of the party.
seemed
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From this reading Even Christmas day seemed to be insignificant when compared to the prospect of the party.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
snow
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From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If I'd had any idea that we were going to have snow, I'd have had a coasting party tomorrow night."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
thrill
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From this reading After the thrill the girls had experienced in their Christmas giving, they now looked forward to their own pleasures.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
tomorrow
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From this reading "If I'd had any idea that we were going to have snow, I'd have had a coasting party tomorrow night."
trees
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From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "If I'd had any idea that we were going to have snow, I'd have had a coasting party tomorrow night."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
white
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The trees were heavy with snow and everything had been changed to a magic garden.
world
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From this reading BET'S PARTY When Bet awoke the next morning she gave a little cry of delight as she looked out on the white world.
