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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 Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
all
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
appointed
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From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
Belmont
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From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
boys
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From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
came
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From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
collars
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
consumes
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From this reading It consumes a dreadful lot of time to iron one pair of duck trousers.
country
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From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
cuffs
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading It consumes a dreadful lot of time to iron one pair of duck trousers.
duck
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From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
especially
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From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
fancy
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
fellow
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
iron
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From this reading It consumes a dreadful lot of time to iron one pair of duck trousers.
ironing
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consumes a dreadful lot of time to iron one pair of duck trousers.
laundry
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From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
like
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From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
lot
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From this reading It consumes a dreadful lot of time to iron one pair of duck trousers.
many
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From this reading And there were so many pairs of them.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It consumes a dreadful lot of time to iron one pair of duck trousers.
Out
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From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
pair
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From this reading It consumes a dreadful lot of time to iron one pair of duck trousers.
pairs
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From this reading And there were so many pairs of them.
perfectly
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From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
professors
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
shirts
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
small
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From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And there were so many pairs of them.
sorting
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
starch
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
steam
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From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
summer
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From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And there were so many pairs of them.
there
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From this reading And there were so many pairs of them.
tigers
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From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It consumes a dreadful lot of time to iron one pair of duck trousers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
trousers
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From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
washing
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
wearing
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From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And there were so many pairs of them.
white
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
wives
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From this reading Another fellow and myself did all the work from sorting and washing to ironing the white shirts, collars and cuffs, and the "fancy starch" of the wives of the professors.
work
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From this reading Out in the country, at the Belmont Academy, I went to work in a small, perfectly appointed steam laundry.
worked
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From this reading We worked like tigers, especially as summer came on and the academy boys took to the wearing of duck trousers.
