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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 Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."
all
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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
becoming
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From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."
conducive
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From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."
Dorothy
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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
fail
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From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
Fuzzy
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From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.
go
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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.
happy
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From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."
hatred
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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
inside
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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
insight
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From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What you say is so true.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
losers
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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
many
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From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.
people
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From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."
person
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From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."
real
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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
resentment
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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
said
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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
say
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From this reading "What you say is so true.
see
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From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."
show
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From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."
true
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From this reading "What you say is so true.
very
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From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."
Well
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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
well-adjusted
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From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What you say is so true.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
Wogglebug
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From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.
Yellow
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From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.
young
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From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.