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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 LETTER FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
allowed
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From this reading I haven’t been allowed ashore since we came into the Thames.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
ashore
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From this reading I haven’t been allowed ashore since we came into the Thames.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I haven’t been allowed ashore since we came into the Thames.
calling
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From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
came
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From this reading I haven’t been allowed ashore since we came into the Thames.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
chance
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From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
complained
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From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
DEPARTMENT
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From this reading A LETTER FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
else
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From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
fair
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From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
fellow
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From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
going
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From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
Harry
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From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
haven't
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From this reading I haven’t been allowed ashore since we came into the Thames.
hear
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From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
I'm
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From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I haven’t been allowed ashore since we came into the Thames.
it's
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From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
Kit
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From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
know
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From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
Leonard
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From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
LETTER
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From this reading A LETTER FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
London
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From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
mean
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From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
Mr
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From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
needn't
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From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
only
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From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
see
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From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
Silburn
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From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I haven’t been allowed ashore since we came into the Thames.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
STATE
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From this reading A LETTER FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
Thames
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From this reading I haven’t been allowed ashore since we came into the Thames.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LETTER FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
think
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From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
together
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From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
treat
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From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
very
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From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
want
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From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
way
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From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I haven’t been allowed ashore since we came into the Thames.
well
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From this reading I want a chance to see something of London, and you know very well it’s only fair I should have.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I think it’s a mean way to treat a fellow, Kit,” Harry Leonard complained when they were alone together.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, you needn’t think I’m going to be calling you Mr. Silburn when nobody else can hear.
