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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 "Belle-Ann," said Miss Worth, with a twinkle in her clear eyes.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
all
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From this reading "I see I shall be obliged to lock all your books up in the closet."
allow
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From this reading "And I shan't complain if you-all allow me to carry the key," returned Belle-Ann.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I shan't complain if you-all allow me to carry the key," returned Belle-Ann.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I see I shall be obliged to lock all your books up in the closet."
BELLE-ANN
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
black
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From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
book
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From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "I see I shall be obliged to lock all your books up in the closet."
carry
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From this reading "And I shan't complain if you-all allow me to carry the key," returned Belle-Ann.
class
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
clear
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From this reading "Belle-Ann," said Miss Worth, with a twinkle in her clear eyes.
closet
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From this reading "I see I shall be obliged to lock all your books up in the closet."
complain
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From this reading "And I shan't complain if you-all allow me to carry the key," returned Belle-Ann.
curls
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From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
engrossed
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
entered
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
evening
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
eyes
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From this reading "Belle-Ann," said Miss Worth, with a twinkle in her clear eyes.
face
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From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
girl
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From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
grammar
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
hours
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see I shall be obliged to lock all your books up in the closet."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "And I shan't complain if you-all allow me to carry the key," returned Belle-Ann.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
key
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From this reading "And I shan't complain if you-all allow me to carry the key," returned Belle-Ann.
leaned
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From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
LEXINGTON
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
lock
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From this reading "I see I shall be obliged to lock all your books up in the closet."
look
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From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And I shan't complain if you-all allow me to carry the key," returned Belle-Ann.
Miss
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
obliged
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From this reading "I see I shall be obliged to lock all your books up in the closet."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
pages
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
returned
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From this reading "And I shan't complain if you-all allow me to carry the key," returned Belle-Ann.
room
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
said
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From this reading "Belle-Ann," said Miss Worth, with a twinkle in her clear eyes.
see
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From this reading "I see I shall be obliged to lock all your books up in the closet."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I see I shall be obliged to lock all your books up in the closet."
shan't
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From this reading "And I shan't complain if you-all allow me to carry the key," returned Belle-Ann.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
spoke
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From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I see I shall be obliged to lock all your books up in the closet."
tumbled
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From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
twinkle
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From this reading "Belle-Ann," said Miss Worth, with a twinkle in her clear eyes.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
up
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From this reading As the girl leaned over her book, her black curls tumbled about her face, she did not look up until Miss Worth spoke.
VISITS
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Belle-Ann," said Miss Worth, with a twinkle in her clear eyes.
Worth
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From this reading BELLE-ANN VISITS LEXINGTON One evening after class hours, Belle-Ann was in her room engrossed in the pages of her grammar when Miss Worth entered.
you-all
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From this reading "And I shan't complain if you-all allow me to carry the key," returned Belle-Ann.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I see I shall be obliged to lock all your books up in the closet."
