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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 For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
all
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
catching
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
complimentary
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From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
days
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
dear
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
enough
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
Europe
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
exercises
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
expected
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
extra
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
fat
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
few
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
folks
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
general
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
getting
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From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She would not risk putting it off.
less
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
lessons
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
letter
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
LETTERS
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From this reading LETTERS.
longed-for
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
missed
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
much
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not risk putting it off.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
off
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From this reading She would not risk putting it off.
outdoor
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
parents
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From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
proof
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From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
putting
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From this reading She would not risk putting it off.
received
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
reciting
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
remarks
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From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
repeated
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From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
right
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From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
risk
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From this reading She would not risk putting it off.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
Shirley's
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
spent
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
teachers
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From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
There
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
time
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
told
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From this reading To them alone she repeated a few complimentary remarks from her teachers in proof that she was “getting along all right,” as she told her parents.
took
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
up
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
way
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From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For a few days all of Shirley’s extra time, except enough for outdoor exercises, which she took in a general way, was spent in catching up and in reciting her missed lessons.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not risk putting it off.
wrote
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From this reading There was much less of it than she had expected, she wrote to the dear folks in Europe, from whom she had received the longed-for fat letter.
