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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 THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
act
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From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
AMAZING
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America
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American
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
any
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From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
Bangkok
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Barton
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Bash
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
Bashford
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From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
buried
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
captured
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
command
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From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
country
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
dominating
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
effected
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
elephant
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From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
encouraged
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From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
far
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
fell
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From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
flourish
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From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
garage
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gasoline
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
hop
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hope
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From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
hour
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From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
irritably
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From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
jinrickisha
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From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
jump
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
lands
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From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
likely
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
loafing-place
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From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
motor
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From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
Mrs
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From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
only
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From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
pine
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From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
play
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From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
prodigal
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
propensity
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From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
quickly
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From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
reach
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From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
reading
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From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
residence
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From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
Searles's
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From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
Seattle
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Bashford was not only in America, but with a motor at her command she might reach Barton at any hour.
skip
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
soil
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soon
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spender
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
then
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
Torrence
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From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
travelling
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From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
unbecoming
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From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
uncle
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had brought with me the manuscript of Searles's play, and I fell upon it irritably and began reading the first act.
use
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From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
vigorous
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
weary
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From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
WIDOW
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From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE AMAZING WIDOW As soon as Torrence left I returned to the garage, feeling that with Mrs. Bashford on American soil my use of the residence even as a loafing-place was unbecoming.
woman
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From this reading And the vigorous, dominating woman who had captured my uncle Bash, buried him in a far country, and then effected a hop, skip, and jump from Bangkok to Seattle, was likely to be a prodigal spender of gasoline.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her propensity for travelling encouraged the hope that she would quickly weary of Barton and pine for lands where the elephant and jinrickisha flourish.
