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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 Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
annihilating
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
antagonistic
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From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
attitude
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From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
became
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From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,'" thought Monty.
Carlo
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From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
carnival
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
desperate
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From this reading FAIRYLAND Monty's situation was desperate.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
distinctly
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From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
dollars
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
encourage
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From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
experience
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From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
extravagance
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From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
FAIRYLAND
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From this reading FAIRYLAND Monty's situation was desperate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,'" thought Monty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
meaning
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From this reading "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,'" thought Monty.
money
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From this reading "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,'" thought Monty.
Monte
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From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
Monty
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From this reading "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,'" thought Monty.
Monty's
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From this reading FAIRYLAND Monty's situation was desperate.
more
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
necessary
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From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,'" thought Monty.
new
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From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
offer
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
Only
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
opportunities
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From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
opportunity
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
other
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From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
Peggy's
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From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
phrase
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From this reading "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,'" thought Monty.
place
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From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
presenting
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From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
real
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From this reading "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,'" thought Monty.
Riviera
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From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
roulette
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
seek
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From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
situation
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From this reading FAIRYLAND Monty's situation was desperate.
six
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
spent
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,'" thought Monty.
thousand
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
tight
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From this reading "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,'" thought Monty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
try
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From this reading His experience at Monte Carlo did not encourage him to try again, and Peggy's attitude toward the place was distinctly antagonistic.
understood
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From this reading "I never before understood the real meaning of the phrase 'tight money,'" thought Monty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FAIRYLAND Monty's situation was desperate.
winnings
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From this reading Only a little more than six thousand dollars had been spent on the carnival and no opportunity of annihilating the roulette winnings seemed to offer itself.
worlds
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From this reading The Riviera presenting no new opportunities for extravagance, it became necessary to seek other worlds.
