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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 took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
back
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.
disguised
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
escaped
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
everywhere
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
gone
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From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.
gray
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
how
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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
hump
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
introduced
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.
Ivan
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From this reading “Ivan has been here and gone.
Ivan's
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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
Jack
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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
Just
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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
Katy
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kind
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From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.
knowing
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lady
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means
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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
MRS
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From this reading _MRS.
nihilist
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
old
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.
satins
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
SCHOLASKIE
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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
silks
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
sped
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tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
wig
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
woman
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From this reading I took him everywhere and introduced him to everybody, and told them he was an escaped nihilist, and had been disguised as a lady in satins and silks, and as an old woman with a hump on her back and a gray wig.
wooing
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wrote
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From this reading SCHOLASKIE._ Just how Ivan’s wooing of Katy sped I had no means of knowing except through Jack, who wrote:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I tell you he is the right kind.