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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 was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading These were just being made and, when I was about to leave for Europe, they were ready.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But the objective, after a tour in Europe, was Paris!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
begin
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From this reading While I was dancing in New York I had to begin to invent special robes for my new dances.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading These were just being made and, when I was about to leave for Europe, they were ready.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the objective, after a tour in Europe, was Paris!
contract
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From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
dances
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From this reading While I was dancing in New York I had to begin to invent special robes for my new dances.
dancing
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From this reading While I was dancing in New York I had to begin to invent special robes for my new dances.
decided
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From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
dollars
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From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
Europe
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From this reading But the objective, after a tour in Europe, was Paris!
fifty
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From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
five
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From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While I was dancing in New York I had to begin to invent special robes for my new dances.
German
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From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
guaranteed
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From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
hundred
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From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the objective, after a tour in Europe, was Paris!
instead
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From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
invent
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From this reading While I was dancing in New York I had to begin to invent special robes for my new dances.
just
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From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
leave
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From this reading These were just being made and, when I was about to leave for Europe, they were ready.
made
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From this reading These were just being made and, when I was about to leave for Europe, they were ready.
making
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From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
manager
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From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading While I was dancing in New York I had to begin to invent special robes for my new dances.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
New
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From this reading While I was dancing in New York I had to begin to invent special robes for my new dances.
objective
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From this reading But the objective, after a tour in Europe, was Paris!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
offered
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From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
Paris
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From this reading But the objective, after a tour in Europe, was Paris!
ready
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From this reading These were just being made and, when I was about to leave for Europe, they were ready.
robes
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From this reading While I was dancing in New York I had to begin to invent special robes for my new dances.
sign
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From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
sixty-five
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From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
special
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From this reading While I was dancing in New York I had to begin to invent special robes for my new dances.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
theatre
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From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were just being made and, when I was about to leave for Europe, they were ready.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These were just being made and, when I was about to leave for Europe, they were ready.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
time
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From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
tour
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From this reading But the objective, after a tour in Europe, was Paris!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
week
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From this reading I was making at this time one hundred and fifty dollars a week and I had just been offered five hundred.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were just being made and, when I was about to leave for Europe, they were ready.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading These were just being made and, when I was about to leave for Europe, they were ready.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I was dancing in New York I had to begin to invent special robes for my new dances.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I decided, nevertheless, to sign a contract with the manager of the German theatre that guaranteed me sixty-five dollars instead of five hundred.
York
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From this reading While I was dancing in New York I had to begin to invent special robes for my new dances.
