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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 Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
Animal
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
animals
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From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
big
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
boarding
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
boarding-place
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From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
cage
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
Cedarwild
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
clean
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From this reading Harris Collins kept his animals clean and comfortable and guarded from germ diseases.
Collins
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From this reading For Harris Collins was scientific.
comfort
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
comfortable
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From this reading Harris Collins kept his animals clean and comfortable and guarded from germ diseases.
compartment
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
diseases
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From this reading Harris Collins kept his animals clean and comfortable and guarded from germ diseases.
dog
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
Dogs
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
dozen
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
due
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
Eighteen
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
enough
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
germ
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From this reading Harris Collins kept his animals clean and comfortable and guarded from germ diseases.
given
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
guarded
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From this reading Harris Collins kept his animals clean and comfortable and guarded from germ diseases.
hardships
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
Harris
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From this reading For Harris Collins was scientific.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harris Collins kept his animals clean and comfortable and guarded from germ diseases.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
Irish
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
kept
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From this reading Harris Collins kept his animals clean and comfortable and guarded from germ diseases.
large
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
like
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
Michael
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
months
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
more
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
Number
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
opportunity
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
out
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From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
owners
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From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
performing
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From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
popular
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From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
reason
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From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
recuperate
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
road
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
row
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
School
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scientific
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From this reading For Harris Collins was scientific.
six
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
tear
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
terriers
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From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
vacation
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
wear
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was for this reason that the school was so popular a boarding-place for performing animals when the owners were on vacation or out of "time."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Number Eighteen was a big compartment or cage in the dog row, large enough with due comfort for a dozen Irish terriers like Michael.
year
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From this reading Dogs on vacation, boarding at the Cedarwild Animal School, were given every opportunity to recuperate from the hardships and wear and tear of from six months to a year and more on the road.
