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according
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From this reading Everything went according to schedule, the boys going down to the station with their parents to see them off.
All
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From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
bed
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From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
boys
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From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
bustle
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From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
care
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From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
Clintonia
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day
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decided
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From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
departure
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From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
direct
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From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
down
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early
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From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
evening
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From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything went according to schedule, the boys going down to the station with their parents to see them off.
excitement
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From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
Fennington
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From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
following
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From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
get
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From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
girls
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From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
go
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From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
going
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From this reading Everything went according to schedule, the boys going down to the station with their parents to see them off.
great
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From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
Herbert's
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From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
intended
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From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
learned
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From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
leave
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From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
morning
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From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
mother
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From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
next
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From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
Ocean
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From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
off
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From this reading Everything went according to schedule, the boys going down to the station with their parents to see them off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
packing
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From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
parents
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From this reading Everything went according to schedule, the boys going down to the station with their parents to see them off.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
ready
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From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
said
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From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
schedule
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From this reading Everything went according to schedule, the boys going down to the station with their parents to see them off.
see
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From this reading Everything went according to schedule, the boys going down to the station with their parents to see them off.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
station
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From this reading Everything went according to schedule, the boys going down to the station with their parents to see them off.
stay
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From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
take
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From this reading Mrs. Fennington, Herbert’s mother, had decided to stay at Ocean Point and “take care of the boys and her girls,” she said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everything went according to schedule, the boys going down to the station with their parents to see them off.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Everything went according to schedule, the boys going down to the station with their parents to see them off.
there
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From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
tourists
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From this reading The next morning the boys learned that the tourists had decided to leave on the following day.
train
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From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All that day there was great excitement and bustle of packing, and by evening all was ready for the tourists’ departure.
Washington
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From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
went
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From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Everybody went to bed early that evening, as they intended to get the early train to Clintonia, whence they were to go direct to Washington.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everything went according to schedule, the boys going down to the station with their parents to see them off.
