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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 In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
absorbed
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From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alice and Mary kept the accounts and served behind the counter in the stationery shop.
Alice
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From this reading Alice and Mary kept the accounts and served behind the counter in the stationery shop.
also
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From this reading There was also a Columbian press for pulling posters and a platen machine for small work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alice and Mary kept the accounts and served behind the counter in the stationery shop.
antiquated
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
apprenticenounUS /əˈprɛntɪs/
a person learning a trade from an experienced worker
From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
back
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
basement
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Alice and Mary kept the accounts and served behind the counter in the stationery shop.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
case
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
Columbian
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From this reading There was also a Columbian press for pulling posters and a platen machine for small work.
counter
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From this reading Alice and Mary kept the accounts and served behind the counter in the stationery shop.
duties
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From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
easier
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From this reading Morgan found the Monday infinitely easier to get through.
family
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From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morgan found the Monday infinitely easier to get through.
four
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
gas-engine
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
get
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From this reading Morgan found the Monday infinitely easier to get through.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
infinitely
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From this reading Morgan found the Monday infinitely easier to get through.
journeymen
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
kept
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From this reading Alice and Mary kept the accounts and served behind the counter in the stationery shop.
Kettering
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
machine
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From this reading There was also a Columbian press for pulling posters and a platen machine for small work.
machines
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
Mark
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
Mary
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From this reading Alice and Mary kept the accounts and served behind the counter in the stationery shop.
members
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From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
Monday
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From this reading Morgan found the Monday infinitely easier to get through.
Morgan
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From this reading Morgan found the Monday infinitely easier to get through.
much
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From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
platen
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From this reading There was also a Columbian press for pulling posters and a platen machine for small work.
posters
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From this reading There was also a Columbian press for pulling posters and a platen machine for small work.
press
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From this reading There was also a Columbian press for pulling posters and a platen machine for small work.
printing
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
pulling
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From this reading There was also a Columbian press for pulling posters and a platen machine for small work.
rumbled
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
served
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From this reading Alice and Mary kept the accounts and served behind the counter in the stationery shop.
shop
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From this reading Alice and Mary kept the accounts and served behind the counter in the stationery shop.
Simon
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
small
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
stationery
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From this reading Alice and Mary kept the accounts and served behind the counter in the stationery shop.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morgan found the Monday infinitely easier to get through.
There
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From this reading There was also a Columbian press for pulling posters and a platen machine for small work.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Morgan found the Monday infinitely easier to get through.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Morgan found the Monday infinitely easier to get through.
two
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the members of the family were absorbed in the duties of life, so that he was left much to himself.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
work
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From this reading There was also a Columbian press for pulling posters and a platen machine for small work.
worked
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
workshop
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From this reading In a workshop at the back Simon Kettering, Mark, four journeymen and one apprentice stood "at case," whilst in the basement two antiquated printing machines rumbled on, worked by a small gas-engine.
