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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 It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
ample
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From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
Antipodes
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From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
arrival
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From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
ashore
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
awakened
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From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
beautiful
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
beds
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From this reading Fresh new leaves were upon the trees, fresh green grass in the lawns, bright fresh flowers in the beds.
best
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From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
bright
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From this reading Fresh new leaves were upon the trees, fresh green grass in the lawns, bright fresh flowers in the beds.
brightest
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From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
city
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
day
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
determine
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From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
FATHER
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From this reading KIT FINDS HIS FATHER.
FINDS
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From this reading KIT FINDS HIS FATHER.
flowers
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From this reading Fresh new leaves were upon the trees, fresh green grass in the lawns, bright fresh flowers in the beds.
Fresh
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From this reading Fresh new leaves were upon the trees, fresh green grass in the lawns, bright fresh flowers in the beds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
grass
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From this reading Fresh new leaves were upon the trees, fresh green grass in the lawns, bright fresh flowers in the beds.
green
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From this reading Fresh new leaves were upon the trees, fresh green grass in the lawns, bright fresh flowers in the beds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KIT FINDS HIS FATHER.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
just
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From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
KIT
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From this reading KIT FINDS HIS FATHER.
latter
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
lawns
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From this reading Fresh new leaves were upon the trees, fresh green grass in the lawns, bright fresh flowers in the beds.
leaves
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From this reading Fresh new leaves were upon the trees, fresh green grass in the lawns, bright fresh flowers in the beds.
long
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From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
Nature
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From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
New
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
part
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
quay
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
recently
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From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
September
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
sleep
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From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
spring-like
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
stepped
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
time
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From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
trees
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From this reading Fresh new leaves were upon the trees, fresh green grass in the lawns, bright fresh flowers in the beds.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fresh new leaves were upon the trees, fresh green grass in the lawns, bright fresh flowers in the beds.
voyage
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From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
Wellington
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fresh new leaves were upon the trees, fresh green grass in the lawns, bright fresh flowers in the beds.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading During the long voyage he had had ample time to determine just what he must do on arrival.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
winter
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From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
young
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From this reading Nature had recently awakened from her winter sleep, and the young city of the Antipodes was at its brightest and best.
Zealand
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From this reading It was a beautiful spring-like day in the latter part of September when Kit stepped ashore on the quay in the city of Wellington, New Zealand.
