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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 There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
Ain't
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From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
any
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From this reading Now Paul did not really think the place merited any such praise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
Ben's
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
BUSINESS
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From this reading STARTING IN BUSINESS.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
carefully
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
comfortable
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
companion
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
compromised
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From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
considerably
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From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
delight
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now Paul did not really think the place merited any such praise.
disappointed
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From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
examining
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
exclamation
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
expected
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
face
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
fact
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From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
heard
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From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
home
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
impatiently
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From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STARTING IN BUSINESS.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
kind
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From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
lived
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
manner
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
matter
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From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
merited
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From this reading Now Paul did not really think the place merited any such praise.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
moment
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now Paul did not really think the place merited any such praise.
Now
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From this reading Now Paul did not really think the place merited any such praise.
o
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From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
Paul
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From this reading Now Paul did not really think the place merited any such praise.
place
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From this reading Now Paul did not really think the place merited any such praise.
praise
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From this reading Now Paul did not really think the place merited any such praise.
real
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From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
really
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From this reading Now Paul did not really think the place merited any such praise.
saw
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
saying
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From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In fact, he was considerably disappointed, and he compromised the matter by saying, "I should think it might be real kind o' comfortable."
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
some
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From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
STARTING
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From this reading STARTING IN BUSINESS.
stunner
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From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
surprise
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
There
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now Paul did not really think the place merited any such praise.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
very
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From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
waiting
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From this reading But since, after waiting some time, no such exclamation was heard, he asked, a trifle impatiently, "Ain't it a stunner?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a look of delight on Ben's face as he saw his companion examining their home so carefully, and each moment he expected to hear his exclamation of surprise at the very comfortable manner in which they lived.
