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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 About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
accompanied
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From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
all
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From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
Anderson
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
army
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From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
Aviation
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From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
Bill
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From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
boy
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From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
Burkburnett
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From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
called
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From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
concerning
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Horace treated Mrs. Anderson and the Major with all the politeness he could muster.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
down
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From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
drove
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From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
Field
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From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
Fields
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From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
flattered
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
Frank
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From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
Frank's
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From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
gone
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From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
guest
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Horace treated Mrs. Anderson and the Major with all the politeness he could muster.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
Horace
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From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
houses
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From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
idle
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
invited
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From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
Jardin
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From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
Jardins
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
later
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From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
Lee
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From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
Major
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From this reading Horace treated Mrs. Anderson and the Major with all the politeness he could muster.
millionaire
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
muster
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From this reading Horace treated Mrs. Anderson and the Major with all the politeness he could muster.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
OilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
person
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
politeness
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From this reading Horace treated Mrs. Anderson and the Major with all the politeness he could muster.
posts
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From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
quarters
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From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
revelled
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
stay
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From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
staying
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From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
Swallow
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From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
there
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From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found Horace Jardin staying there at Frank's quarters, as the houses are called on all army posts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
treated
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From this reading Horace treated Mrs. Anderson and the Major with all the politeness he could muster.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
weak
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
week
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From this reading About a week later, Bill, accompanied by Lee, drove the Swallow over to the Aviation Field.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Jardin had gone down into the Burkburnett Oil Fields and Frank had invited the boy to come and stay with him.
yarns
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
young
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From this reading Mrs. Anderson, a weak and idle person, was flattered to have the young millionaire as her guest and revelled as Frank did in his glowing yarns of everything concerning the Jardins.
