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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 A DISCOVERY.
able
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
anyhow
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
begun
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
brown
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From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
called
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
came
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From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
chapel
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From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
closing
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
Court
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
day
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading A DISCOVERY.
dissenting
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From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
down
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
early
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
event
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
far
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From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
get
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
girl
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From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
go
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
happening
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
husband
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
jug
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From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
just
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From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
large
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From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
likely
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
lived
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From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
looking
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
night
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
occurrence
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
out
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
place
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
rare
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
reached
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From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
region
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From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
rightly
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
Road
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
Roger
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
said
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From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
Saturday
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
several
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
shopping
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From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
shops
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
show
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
shut
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
small
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From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
some
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
street
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
supply
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
there
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
things
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
Tottenham
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From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
up
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From this reading "It was just here I came up with the girl and the brown jug," said Roger, as we reached the large dissenting chapel.
walked
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
way
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From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The early closing had, if I remember rightly, begun to show itself; anyhow, several of the shops were shut, and we walked a long way down the street, looking for some place likely to supply what I required.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was not far from the region where we lived, and I did a great part of my small shopping there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One Saturday night, my husband happening to be out, an event of rare occurrence, Roger called; and as there were some things I had not been able to get during the day, I asked him to go with me to Tottenham Court Road.
