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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 He would begin by telling us a story about a dog.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He would begin by telling us a story about a dog.
always
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
animal
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
baker
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
baker's
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
begin
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From this reading He would begin by telling us a story about a dog.
Brown's
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From this reading It was Brown's fault.
bun
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He would begin by telling us a story about a dog.
can't
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From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
certain
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
day
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
difference
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
dog
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From this reading He would begin by telling us a story about a dog.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
exchange
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
fault
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From this reading It was Brown's fault.
fetched
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
going
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
ha'penny
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
habit
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would begin by telling us a story about a dog.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
honestly
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From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Brown's fault.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
made
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From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
meeting
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From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
mouth
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
much
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From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
off
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
old
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
palm
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
penny
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
policeman
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
progress
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From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
received
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
say
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From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
shop
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From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
story
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From this reading He would begin by telling us a story about a dog.
straight
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
telling
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From this reading He would begin by telling us a story about a dog.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
tried
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would begin by telling us a story about a dog.
walked
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Brown's fault.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I can't honestly say that we made much progress at our first meeting.
whereupon
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From this reading One day, the baker, thinking he would not know the difference, tried to palm off upon the poor animal a ha'penny bun, whereupon the dog walked straight outside and fetched in a policeman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the old, old story of the dog who had been in the habit of going every morning to a certain baker's shop with a penny in his mouth, in exchange for which he always received a penny bun.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would begin by telling us a story about a dog.
