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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 "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
afterward
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
all
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
antiquated
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
arrived
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
auction
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
Becker's
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
beds
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
bit
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
bring
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
bundles
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
carriage
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
cents
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From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
day
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From this reading The rest of the day was spent most delightfully in establishing themselves in the new home.
delightfully
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From this reading The rest of the day was spent most delightfully in establishing themselves in the new home.
didn't
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
driver's
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From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
em
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
establishing
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From this reading The rest of the day was spent most delightfully in establishing themselves in the new home.
explained
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From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
father
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
fifty
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From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
flat
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
friend
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From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
furniture
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PATSY LOSES HER JOB.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
home
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From this reading The rest of the day was spent most delightfully in establishing themselves in the new home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
innumerable
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
JOB
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From this reading PATSY LOSES HER JOB.
John
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
less
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From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
LOSES
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From this reading PATSY LOSES HER JOB.
Major
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From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
month
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
most
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From this reading The rest of the day was spent most delightfully in establishing themselves in the new home.
moved
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From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
new
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From this reading The rest of the day was spent most delightfully in establishing themselves in the new home.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
off
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
paid
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
PATSY
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From this reading PATSY LOSES HER JOB.
place
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
plenty
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
price
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From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
put
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
reached
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
rent
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the day was spent most delightfully in establishing themselves in the new home.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
soon
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
spent
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From this reading The rest of the day was spent most delightfully in establishing themselves in the new home.
Square
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
surrounded
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The rest of the day was spent most delightfully in establishing themselves in the new home.
there's
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rest of the day was spent most delightfully in establishing themselves in the new home.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
we'll
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From this reading We didn't bring a bit of the furniture or beds, for there's no place here to put them; but as the rent at Becker's flat is paid to the first of next month, we'll have plenty of time to auction 'em all off."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The driver's a friend of mine," explained the Major, "and he moved us for fifty cents, which is less than half price.
Willing
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From this reading Uncle John reached Willing Square before Patsy and her father returned, but soon afterward they arrived in an antiquated carriage surrounded by innumerable bundles.
