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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 Mamma has got a new baby.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.
astonishment
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attempt
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From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.
BABY
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From this reading THE NEW BABY.
brother
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From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:
Charlie
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From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:
child
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describe
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eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.
got
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From this reading Mamma has got a new baby.
Harry
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From this reading “Harry, Harry!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mamma has got a new baby.
heard
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From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:
household
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.
Mamma
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From this reading Mamma has got a new baby.
members
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NEW
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From this reading THE NEW BABY.
news
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.
shouting
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From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:
spread
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stable-yard
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From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:
succession
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW BABY.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charlie was heard shouting across the stable-yard to his brother:
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will not attempt to describe the astonishment of the members of our household, each in succession, as the news of the child spread.