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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 too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.
building
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From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
Cholo
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From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
compromise
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From this reading So a compromise was effected.
cook
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From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
day
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From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
developed
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From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
effected
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From this reading So a compromise was effected.
eighteen
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From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
energy
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From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
enough
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From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.
fifty-four
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From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
fire
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From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
fires
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From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
individual
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From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
kept
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From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
meal
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From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.
meals
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From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
men
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From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
original
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From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
own
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From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
owner
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From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.
pot
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From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
pots
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From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
preferred
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From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
row
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From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
simmered
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From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So a compromise was effected.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
three
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From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
times
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From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
too
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From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
up
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From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading It was too great a waste of time and energy to have eighteen men building eighteen fires three times a day in order to cook their fifty-four meals.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The original Cholo cook—who was good for nothing—kept up one long fire on which the row of pots simmered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
workmen
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From this reading Among the Cholo workmen it developed that each preferred to cook for himself with his own little pot and over his own individual fire.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading After each meal enough would be issued to each pot owner for the next meal.
