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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 It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
actually
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From this reading We were kind of surprised that it actually did, but as Mr. Atkins says, if you only wait long enough _any_ time will come.
all
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
any
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From this reading We were kind of surprised that it actually did, but as Mr. Atkins says, if you only wait long enough _any_ time will come.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
Atkins
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
Browning
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
business
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
businesses
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were to start in July, and it was hard for us to wait for the time to come around, but it did come.
Catty
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
coming
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From this reading We packed our stuff and took the train, and when we woke up next morning we were coming into New York.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
day
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We were to start in July, and it was hard for us to wait for the time to come around, but it did come.
enough
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From this reading We were kind of surprised that it actually did, but as Mr. Atkins says, if you only wait long enough _any_ time will come.
fishing
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
friends
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
go
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
hard
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From this reading We were to start in July, and it was hard for us to wait for the time to come around, but it did come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
interested
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We packed our stuff and took the train, and when we woke up next morning we were coming into New York.
invited
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
July
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From this reading We were to start in July, and it was hard for us to wait for the time to come around, but it did come.
kind
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From this reading We were kind of surprised that it actually did, but as Mr. Atkins says, if you only wait long enough _any_ time will come.
kinds
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
knew
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
lived
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were kind of surprised that it actually did, but as Mr. Atkins says, if you only wait long enough _any_ time will come.
lot
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
luck
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
more
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We packed our stuff and took the train, and when we woke up next morning we were coming into New York.
Mr
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
New
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We packed our stuff and took the train, and when we woke up next morning we were coming into New York.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
only
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From this reading We were kind of surprised that it actually did, but as Mr. Atkins says, if you only wait long enough _any_ time will come.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
out
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
packed
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From this reading We packed our stuff and took the train, and when we woke up next morning we were coming into New York.
said
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
says
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From this reading We were kind of surprised that it actually did, but as Mr. Atkins says, if you only wait long enough _any_ time will come.
see
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
seems
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
some
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
sort
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were to start in July, and it was hard for us to wait for the time to come around, but it did come.
stuff
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From this reading We packed our stuff and took the train, and when we woke up next morning we were coming into New York.
summer
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were kind of surprised that it actually did, but as Mr. Atkins says, if you only wait long enough _any_ time will come.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were kind of surprised that it actually did, but as Mr. Atkins says, if you only wait long enough _any_ time will come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were to start in July, and it was hard for us to wait for the time to come around, but it did come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
town
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From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
train
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From this reading We packed our stuff and took the train, and when we woke up next morning we were coming into New York.
up
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From this reading We packed our stuff and took the train, and when we woke up next morning we were coming into New York.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
usual
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
wait
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From this reading We were to start in July, and it was hard for us to wait for the time to come around, but it did come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We packed our stuff and took the train, and when we woke up next morning we were coming into New York.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We were kind of surprised that it actually did, but as Mr. Atkins says, if you only wait long enough _any_ time will come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was out to our town to see Mr. Atkins on some sort of business, and before we knew it Catty and I were friends with him, and took him fishing, and went around with him—and the day he left he said we were to come for the cruise.
woke
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From this reading We packed our stuff and took the train, and when we woke up next morning we were coming into New York.
yacht
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
York
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From this reading It seems as if Catty and I have a lot of luck, and this summer we had more than usual, for Mr. Browning, who lived in New York, and was interested in all kinds of businesses, invited us to go for a cruise on his yacht.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We were kind of surprised that it actually did, but as Mr. Atkins says, if you only wait long enough _any_ time will come.
