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accepted
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
all
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From this reading Instant silence fell over the dining room, and the girls all turned to her expectantly.
always
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instant silence fell over the dining room, and the girls all turned to her expectantly.
appreciate
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
ask
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
began
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
bell
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
close
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
Day
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From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
dining
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dinner
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
disappointment
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
entrusted
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From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
expectantly
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From this reading Instant silence fell over the dining room, and the girls all turned to her expectantly.
expected
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From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
fell
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From this reading Instant silence fell over the dining room, and the girls all turned to her expectantly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
girls
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From this reading Instant silence fell over the dining room, and the girls all turned to her expectantly.
give
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
got
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
holidays
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
how
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
Hull
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
Instant
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From this reading Instant silence fell over the dining room, and the girls all turned to her expectantly.
little
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
make
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From this reading You must make your own plans for most of the time.
meal
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
Miss
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
more
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
most
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From this reading You must make your own plans for most of the time.
much
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must make your own plans for most of the time.
night
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Instant silence fell over the dining room, and the girls all turned to her expectantly.
own
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From this reading You must make your own plans for most of the time.
place
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
plans
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From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
rang
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
room
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From this reading Instant silence fell over the dining room, and the girls all turned to her expectantly.
say
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
Senior
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
Seniors
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From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
signalled
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Instant silence fell over the dining room, and the girls all turned to her expectantly.
silver
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
sorry
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
splendid
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
table
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
Thanksgiving
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From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
time
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From this reading You must make your own plans for most of the time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
turned
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From this reading Instant silence fell over the dining room, and the girls all turned to her expectantly.
up
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From this reading That night after dinner Miss Hull got up from her place at the Senior table, before she rang the little silver bell that always signalled the close of each meal.
want
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
way
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From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the plans for Thanksgiving Day were not entrusted to the Seniors as they expected.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Girls,” she began, “I was more than sorry to have to ask you to give up your holidays, and I want to say how much I appreciate the splendid way you have all accepted the disappointment.
