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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 day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
accepted
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
adventure
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
Age
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
article
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From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
attempt
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From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
boys
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
calling
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
cap
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
check
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
Chicago
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
day
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
days
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
dollars
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
end
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun of Martin’s good fortune rose.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun of Martin’s good fortune rose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
Hunters
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
juvenile
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
later
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
Martin's
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From this reading The sun of Martin’s good fortune rose.
monthly
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
New
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
newspaper
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun of Martin’s good fortune rose.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
page
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From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
pay
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
payment
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
price
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From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
promising
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
publication
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
published
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
received
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
rose
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From this reading The sun of Martin’s good fortune rose.
Ruth's
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
scandal
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
second
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
serial
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
small
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From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
sun
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From this reading The sun of Martin’s good fortune rose.
ten
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun of Martin’s good fortune rose.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
three
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
Treasure
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
triolets
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
Two
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From this reading Two days later a newspaper published in Chicago accepted his “Treasure Hunters,” promising to pay ten dollars for it on publication.
very
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From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
visit
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
week
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
weekly
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
written
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From this reading The price was small, but it was the first article he had written, his very first attempt to express his thought on the printed page.
York
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From this reading The day after Ruth’s visit, he received a check for three dollars from a New York scandal weekly in payment for three of his triolets.
Youth
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From this reading To cap everything, the adventure serial for boys, his second attempt, was accepted before the end of the week by a juvenile monthly calling itself _Youth and Age_.
