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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 One little village couldn't have a monopoly on all the bad breaks in the world.
Actuarvac
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thad McCain, my boss at Manhattan-Universal Insurance, beamed over the sprawling automatic brain's silver gauges and plastic toggles as proudly as if he had just personally gave birth to it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They say automation makes jobs, especially if "they" are trying to keep their own job of selling automation machines.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thad McCain, my boss at Manhattan-Universal Insurance, beamed over the sprawling automatic brain's silver gauges and plastic toggles as proudly as if he had just personally gave birth to it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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automatic
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automation
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bad
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beamed
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birth
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boss
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brain's
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breaks
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couldn't
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did, though!
especially
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fatal
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From this reading I know the Actuarvac made one purple passion of a job for me, the unpleasantly fatal results of which are still lingering with me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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gauges
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gave
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thad McCain, my boss at Manhattan-Universal Insurance, beamed over the sprawling automatic brain's silver gauges and plastic toggles as proudly as if he had just personally gave birth to it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One little village couldn't have a monopoly on all the bad breaks in the world.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thad McCain, my boss at Manhattan-Universal Insurance, beamed over the sprawling automatic brain's silver gauges and plastic toggles as proudly as if he had just personally gave birth to it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know the Actuarvac made one purple passion of a job for me, the unpleasantly fatal results of which are still lingering with me.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They say automation makes jobs, especially if "they" are trying to keep their own job of selling automation machines.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One little village couldn't have a monopoly on all the bad breaks in the world.
Insurance
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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job
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jobs
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just
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keep
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know the Actuarvac made one purple passion of a job for me, the unpleasantly fatal results of which are still lingering with me.
lingering
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One little village couldn't have a monopoly on all the bad breaks in the world.
machines
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made
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makes
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Manhattan-Universal
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McCain
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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monopoly
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thad McCain, my boss at Manhattan-Universal Insurance, beamed over the sprawling automatic brain's silver gauges and plastic toggles as proudly as if he had just personally gave birth to it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They say automation makes jobs, especially if "they" are trying to keep their own job of selling automation machines.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One little village couldn't have a monopoly on all the bad breaks in the world.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One little village couldn't have a monopoly on all the bad breaks in the world.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Thad McCain, my boss at Manhattan-Universal Insurance, beamed over the sprawling automatic brain's silver gauges and plastic toggles as proudly as if he had just personally gave birth to it.
own
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passion
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personally
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plastic
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proudly
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purple
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results
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say
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selling
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silver
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sprawling
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Thad
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One little village couldn't have a monopoly on all the bad breaks in the world.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They say automation makes jobs, especially if "they" are trying to keep their own job of selling automation machines.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did, though!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They did, though!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They say automation makes jobs, especially if "they" are trying to keep their own job of selling automation machines.
toggles
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trying
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From this reading They say automation makes jobs, especially if "they" are trying to keep their own job of selling automation machines.
unpleasantly
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From this reading I know the Actuarvac made one purple passion of a job for me, the unpleasantly fatal results of which are still lingering with me.
village
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From this reading One little village couldn't have a monopoly on all the bad breaks in the world.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I know the Actuarvac made one purple passion of a job for me, the unpleasantly fatal results of which are still lingering with me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I know the Actuarvac made one purple passion of a job for me, the unpleasantly fatal results of which are still lingering with me.
world
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