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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF WAR PEGGY knows all about our Great-aunt Grisel.
accustomed
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Aunt Isobel told her to do it after Miss Garton came.
all
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF WAR PEGGY knows all about our Great-aunt Grisel.
always
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From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
Aunt
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From this reading Aunt Isobel told her to do it after Miss Garton came.
BEGINNING
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brushes
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From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
came
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comes
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From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
day
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
didn't
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Aunt Isobel told her to do it after Miss Garton came.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
don't
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done
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
evening
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From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
first
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
Garton
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From this reading Aunt Isobel told her to do it after Miss Garton came.
getting
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
Great-aunt
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Grisel
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF WAR PEGGY knows all about our Great-aunt Grisel.
hair
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From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
hearing
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Isobel told her to do it after Miss Garton came.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
Isobel
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From this reading Aunt Isobel told her to do it after Miss Garton came.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Isobel told her to do it after Miss Garton came.
knows
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF WAR PEGGY knows all about our Great-aunt Grisel.
like
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
long
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
Miss
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From this reading Aunt Isobel told her to do it after Miss Garton came.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF WAR PEGGY knows all about our Great-aunt Grisel.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF WAR PEGGY knows all about our Great-aunt Grisel.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
out
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From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
PEGGY
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF WAR PEGGY knows all about our Great-aunt Grisel.
rooms
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From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
say
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
stay
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
talk
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF WAR PEGGY knows all about our Great-aunt Grisel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aunt Isobel told her to do it after Miss Garton came.
together
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
told
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From this reading Aunt Isobel told her to do it after Miss Garton came.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She always comes into our rooms and brushes out our hair for us in the evening.
very
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
WAR
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF WAR PEGGY knows all about our Great-aunt Grisel.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was Aunt Grisel wild when she was young?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
we're
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we've
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From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At first we didn't like it, for we've always done everything for ourselves, and we like to talk over the day together, and we don't always like her hearing what we say, but we're getting accustomed to her, and she does not stay very long.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Was Aunt Grisel wild when she was young?"
wild
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From this reading "Was Aunt Grisel wild when she was young?"
young
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From this reading "Was Aunt Grisel wild when she was young?"
