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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 "I thought of taking a run in my car.
able
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From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
agent
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From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
AIDS
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
bought
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From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
breakfast
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
car
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From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
DICK
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
dollars
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From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
end
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From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
five
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From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
going
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
Hamilton
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
HENRY
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
hundred
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From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
I've
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From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
investment
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From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
Mr
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
only
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From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
property
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From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
run
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From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
said
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From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
secure
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From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
sell
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From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
taking
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From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
talked
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From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
telling
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From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought of taking a run in my car.
thousand
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From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
to-day
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From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I've bought that property I was telling you about.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I think it will be a good investment, and it only took five hundred dollars to secure it.
year
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From this reading I talked to the agent, and he said I was sure to be able to sell it for a thousand at the end of the year."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DICK AIDS HENRY "Where are you going to-day, Dick?" asked Mr. Hamilton after breakfast one morning.