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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 After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
act
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From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
Anne
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
appeal
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From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
beamed
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From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
best
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From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
blades
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From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
blush
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From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
boyishness
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From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
cheek
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From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
childhood
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From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
compelled
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From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
corrected
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
creeping
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
DAILY
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
daylight
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
effort
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From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
following
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
FRESH
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
gave
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From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
glow
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From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
hook
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
I'll
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From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
Indian
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From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
Ira
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
it's
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From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
Lathrop
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
maid
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From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
master
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From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
Mr
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
new
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From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
number
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
ootsum-tootsums
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From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
other
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
pleaded
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
please
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
reach
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From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
second
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From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
section
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
shoulder
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From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
space
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From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
stammered
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
staring
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
summer
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From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
tousled
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From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
tried
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From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
TROUBLE
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From this reading FRESH TROUBLE DAILY The following morning the daylight creeping into section number one found Ira and Anne staring at each other.
unkempt
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From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
up
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After a violent effort to reach the space between her shoulder blades, she was compelled to appeal to her new master to act as her new maid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ira was tousled and Anne was unkempt, but her blush still gave her cheek at least an Indian summer glow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ira beamed with a second childhood boyishness: "I'll do my best, my little ootsum-tootsums, it's the first time I ever tried it."
won't
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Lathrop," she stammered--"Ira," she corrected, "won't you please hook me up?" she pleaded.
