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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 Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
age
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From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
assume
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From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
burros
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
buy
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
carry
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
Casey
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
deal
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
discouraged
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From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
earned
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
enough
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
escaped
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From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
finding
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
games
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From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
garages
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
grub
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
happened
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From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
losing
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
men
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
moment
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From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
money
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
mule
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Casey was one.
original
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
others
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From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
Patmos
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
poker
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From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
prospector
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From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
sometime
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
speed-hungry
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From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
subject
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
there
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
too
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
tools
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
tourist
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
trade
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
travel
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From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
two
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
unburden
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From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
very
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
viewpoint
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From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
warped
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From this reading In this speed-hungry age Casey had not escaped the warped viewpoint which others assume toward travel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Casey was one.
ways
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From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were no poker games in Patmos, and a discouraged prospector happened along at the right moment, which accounts for it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Casey earned a good deal of money, but there are men who are very good at finding original ways of losing money, too.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (You should hear Casey unburden himself sometime upon the subject of garages and the tourist trade!) He saved money enough in Patmos to buy two burros and a mule, and what grub and tools the burros could carry.
