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accept
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From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
all
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
battle
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From this reading Martin was steadily losing his battle.
black
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From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
clothes
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
collect
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
coming
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From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
corresponding
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From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
desperation
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From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
dinner
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From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
dollars
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
due
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
earnings
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From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
Economize
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From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
effect
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From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
expenses
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From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
five
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
Francisco
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
go
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
hack-work
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From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
happy
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From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Martin was steadily losing his battle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
invitation
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From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
losing
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From this reading Martin was steadily losing his battle.
made
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From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
Martin
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From this reading Martin was steadily losing his battle.
Morses
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From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
office
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
pawn
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From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
reason
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From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
redeem
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
Ruth
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From this reading Ruth was not made happy by his reason for not coming, and the corresponding effect on him was one of desperation.
San
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
steadily
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From this reading Martin was steadily losing his battle.
suit
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From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
Thanksgiving
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From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
Transcontinental
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From this reading He told her that he would come, after all; that he would go over to San Francisco, to the _Transcontinental_ office, collect the five dollars due him, and with it redeem his suit of clothes.
unable
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From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Martin was steadily losing his battle.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thanksgiving found him with his black suit in pawn and unable to accept the Morses’ invitation to dinner.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Economize as he would, the earnings from hack-work did not balance expenses.
