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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
alarmed
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From this reading She and Peggy had seen little of Brewster, and his nervous restlessness alarmed them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
appeal
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
away
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
breaking
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
Brewster
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From this reading She and Peggy had seen little of Brewster, and his nervous restlessness alarmed them.
bulk
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
clothing
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
days
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
door
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
driven
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
Gray
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
heart
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She and Peggy had seen little of Brewster, and his nervous restlessness alarmed them.
made
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
men
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
Monty
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
Mrs
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
nervous
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From this reading She and Peggy had seen little of Brewster, and his nervous restlessness alarmed them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
only
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
Peggy
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From this reading She and Peggy had seen little of Brewster, and his nervous restlessness alarmed them.
persistently
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From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
portion
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From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
PROMISE
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
restlessness
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From this reading She and Peggy had seen little of Brewster, and his nervous restlessness alarmed them.
return
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From this reading His return was the talk of the town.
second-hand
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
seen
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From this reading She and Peggy had seen little of Brewster, and his nervous restlessness alarmed them.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and Peggy had seen little of Brewster, and his nervous restlessness alarmed them.
shun
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From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
some
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From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
store
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
subjects
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From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
talk
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From this reading His return was the talk of the town.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She and Peggy had seen little of Brewster, and his nervous restlessness alarmed them.
THRIFT
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From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
town
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From this reading His return was the talk of the town.
tried
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From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
twenty-third
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
two
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
unwilling
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From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
wagon
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From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
wasted
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From this reading Men tried to shun him, but he persistently wasted some portion of his fortune on his unwilling subjects.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was two days before the twenty-third and it did not come until after the "second-hand store" men had driven away from her door with the bulk of his clothing in their wagon.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE PROMISE OF THRIFT "Monty, you are breaking my heart," was the first and only appeal Mrs. Gray ever made to him.
