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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 I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
April
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From this reading One lovely morning in April, Mary was called to the telephone.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'll be delighted.
big
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From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
called
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From this reading One lovely morning in April, Mary was called to the telephone.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
chair
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From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
come
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From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
country
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From this reading "I want you to drive to the country with me this morning," said her husband.
delighted
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From this reading "I'll be delighted.
down
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From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
drive
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From this reading "I want you to drive to the country with me this morning," said her husband.
errand
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From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
half
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From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I want you to drive to the country with me this morning," said her husband.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
hour
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From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
husband
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From this reading "I want you to drive to the country with me this morning," said her husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want you to drive to the country with me this morning," said her husband.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll be delighted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One lovely morning in April, Mary was called to the telephone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
John
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From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
later
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From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
little
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From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
lovely
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From this reading One lovely morning in April, Mary was called to the telephone.
Mary
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From this reading One lovely morning in April, Mary was called to the telephone.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I want you to drive to the country with me this morning," said her husband.
morning
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From this reading One lovely morning in April, Mary was called to the telephone.
office
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From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One lovely morning in April, Mary was called to the telephone.
ready
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From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
said
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From this reading "I want you to drive to the country with me this morning," said her husband.
seated
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From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
start
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From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
telephone
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From this reading One lovely morning in April, Mary was called to the telephone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One lovely morning in April, Mary was called to the telephone.
there
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From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I want you to drive to the country with me this morning," said her husband.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One lovely morning in April, Mary was called to the telephone.
town
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From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
wait
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From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
walked
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From this reading Accordingly half an hour later she walked into the office and seated herself in a big chair to wait till John was ready.
want
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From this reading "I want you to drive to the country with me this morning," said her husband.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One lovely morning in April, Mary was called to the telephone.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I have a little errand down town and I'll come to the office--we can start from there."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I want you to drive to the country with me this morning," said her husband.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want you to drive to the country with me this morning," said her husband.
