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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 It had been a question of money with Bobby from the beginning.
According
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From this reading According to his own admission, his money was a source of great annoyance to him.
admission
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From this reading According to his own admission, his money was a source of great annoyance to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
annoyance
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From this reading According to his own admission, his money was a source of great annoyance to him.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
attack
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From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
Bansemer
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He was not out of debt but once, and then, before he fully realised it.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had been a question of money with Bobby from the beginning.
Bobby
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
borrow
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From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
bosom
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not out of debt but once, and then, before he fully realised it.
Chicago
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
classmates
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
condition
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From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
debt
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From this reading He was not out of debt but once, and then, before he fully realised it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
eleven
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From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
fear
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From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
football
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From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
friends
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had been a question of money with Bobby from the beginning.
fully
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From this reading He was not out of debt but once, and then, before he fully realised it.
Graydon
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to his own admission, his money was a source of great annoyance to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not out of debt but once, and then, before he fully realised it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading According to his own admission, his money was a source of great annoyance to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading According to his own admission, his money was a source of great annoyance to him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
insomnia
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From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
interfere
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From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a question of money with Bobby from the beginning.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
money
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From this reading It had been a question of money with Bobby from the beginning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not out of debt but once, and then, before he fully realised it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been a question of money with Bobby from the beginning.
once
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From this reading He was not out of debt but once, and then, before he fully realised it.
out
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From this reading He was not out of debt but once, and then, before he fully realised it.
own
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From this reading According to his own admission, his money was a source of great annoyance to him.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had been a question of money with Bobby from the beginning.
realised
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From this reading He was not out of debt but once, and then, before he fully realised it.
Rigby
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
sleep
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From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
source
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From this reading According to his own admission, his money was a source of great annoyance to him.
TELEGRAM
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
then
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From this reading He was not out of debt but once, and then, before he fully realised it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to his own admission, his money was a source of great annoyance to him.
training
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From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
unusual
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From this reading So unusual was the condition, that he could not sleep; the first thing he did in the morning was to borrow right and left for fear another attack of insomnia might interfere with his training for the football eleven.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading According to his own admission, his money was a source of great annoyance to him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had been a question of money with Bobby from the beginning.
Yale
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From this reading THE TELEGRAM Bobby Rigby and Graydon Bansemer were bosom friends in Chicago; they had been classmates at Yale.
