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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 “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
absent
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure that you have not been near her for a fortnight?”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
bazaar
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am sure that you have not been near her for a fortnight?”
big
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
book
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
bunch
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
Daintry
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
dangling
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
dining-room
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
entered
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
expression
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
eyes
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
few
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
fingers
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am sure that you have not been near her for a fortnight?”
fortnight
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From this reading I am sure that you have not been near her for a fortnight?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
go
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
going
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
gray
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I should think you had not!” quoth Daintry severely.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am sure that you have not been near her for a fortnight?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sure that you have not been near her for a fortnight?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
Jones
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
Kate
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
keys
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
lesson
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
looking
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
mornings
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
near
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From this reading I am sure that you have not been near her for a fortnight?”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am sure that you have not been near her for a fortnight?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
old
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
pausing
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
Peggy
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
quoth
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From this reading “I should think you had not!” quoth Daintry severely.
said
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
see
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
severely
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From this reading “I should think you had not!” quoth Daintry severely.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should think you had not!” quoth Daintry severely.
sideboard
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From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
sister
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
some
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From this reading “I have not been for some time.”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sure that you have not been near her for a fortnight?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am sure that you have not been near her for a fortnight?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should think you had not!” quoth Daintry severely.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not been for some time.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
up
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From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I ought to go, I know,” Kate answered, pausing by the sideboard, with a big bunch of keys dangling from her fingers and an absent expression in her gray eyes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Kate,” said Daintry, looking up from a lesson book as her sister entered the dining-room a few mornings after the bazaar, “are you _never_ going to see old Peggy Jones again?
