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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 _Your affectionate son, Geoffrey._ Geoffrey had written this only a year ago.
address
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From this reading Perhaps he was still at the same address.
affectionate
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From this reading _Your affectionate son, Geoffrey._ Geoffrey had written this only a year ago.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had risen from the table before she remembered that Muriel had taken the car for the afternoon.
ago
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From this reading _Your affectionate son, Geoffrey._ Geoffrey had written this only a year ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Perhaps he was still at the same address.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had risen from the table before she remembered that Muriel had taken the car for the afternoon.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to-morrow she would go.
car
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From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
drive
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From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
felt
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From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
find
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From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had risen from the table before she remembered that Muriel had taken the car for the afternoon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had risen from the table before she remembered that Muriel had taken the car for the afternoon.
Geoffrey
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From this reading _Your affectionate son, Geoffrey._ Geoffrey had written this only a year ago.
go
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From this reading But to-morrow she would go.
Green
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From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Your affectionate son, Geoffrey._ Geoffrey had written this only a year ago.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps he was still at the same address.
immediately
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From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
inclined
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From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
Mary
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From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
Muriel
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From this reading She had risen from the table before she remembered that Muriel had taken the car for the afternoon.
only
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From this reading _Your affectionate son, Geoffrey._ Geoffrey had written this only a year ago.
order
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From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
out
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From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps he was still at the same address.
remembered
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From this reading She had risen from the table before she remembered that Muriel had taken the car for the afternoon.
risen
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From this reading She had risen from the table before she remembered that Muriel had taken the car for the afternoon.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Perhaps he was still at the same address.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
son
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From this reading _Your affectionate son, Geoffrey._ Geoffrey had written this only a year ago.
still
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From this reading Perhaps he was still at the same address.
table
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From this reading She had risen from the table before she remembered that Muriel had taken the car for the afternoon.
taken
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From this reading She had risen from the table before she remembered that Muriel had taken the car for the afternoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps he was still at the same address.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Your affectionate son, Geoffrey._ Geoffrey had written this only a year ago.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
to-morrow
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From this reading But to-morrow she would go.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps he was still at the same address.
wherevernounUS /ˈwherever/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
Wood
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From this reading Mary felt inclined to order the car so that she could drive immediately to Wood Green, wherever Wood Green was, and find out.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But to-morrow she would go.
written
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From this reading _Your affectionate son, Geoffrey._ Geoffrey had written this only a year ago.
year
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From this reading _Your affectionate son, Geoffrey._ Geoffrey had written this only a year ago.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Your affectionate son, Geoffrey._ Geoffrey had written this only a year ago.
