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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 He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
all
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From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
amused
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From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He went to the playhouses twice, in the evening, and saw Mr. Garrick in his performance as Richard the Third.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
awaited
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From this reading On the fifth day, a great surprise awaited him.
boat
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
Change
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
Charlie
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From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
coach
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
coaches
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From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
Court
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
day
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From this reading On the fifth day, a great surprise awaited him.
days
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From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
down
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
England
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From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
evening
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From this reading He went to the playhouses twice, in the evening, and saw Mr. Garrick in his performance as Richard the Third.
Exeter
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
fifth
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followed
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From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
four
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From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
Garrick
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From this reading He went to the playhouses twice, in the evening, and saw Mr. Garrick in his performance as Richard the Third.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the fifth day, a great surprise awaited him.
Greenwich
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
Hampton
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the fifth day, a great surprise awaited him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
instructions
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From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
marvelled
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From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
Mr
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From this reading He went to the playhouses twice, in the evening, and saw Mr. Garrick in his performance as Richard the Third.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the fifth day, a great surprise awaited him.
palace
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
perfection
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From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
performance
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From this reading He went to the playhouses twice, in the evening, and saw Mr. Garrick in his performance as Richard the Third.
places
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From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
playhouses
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From this reading He went to the playhouses twice, in the evening, and saw Mr. Garrick in his performance as Richard the Third.
Richard
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From this reading He went to the playhouses twice, in the evening, and saw Mr. Garrick in his performance as Richard the Third.
river
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
rowed
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
saw
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From this reading He went to the playhouses twice, in the evening, and saw Mr. Garrick in his performance as Richard the Third.
see
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From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
surprise
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From this reading On the fifth day, a great surprise awaited him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
ThirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to the playhouses twice, in the evening, and saw Mr. Garrick in his performance as Richard the Third.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
turnouts
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From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
twice
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From this reading He went to the playhouses twice, in the evening, and saw Mr. Garrick in his performance as Richard the Third.
uncle's
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From this reading For the next four days, Charlie followed his uncle's instructions and amused himself.
visited
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From this reading He visited Exeter Change, took a boat and rowed down the river to Greenwich, and a coach and visited the palace of Hampton Court.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went to see the coaches make their start, in the morning, for all places in England, and marvelled at the perfection of the turnouts.
