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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 Last week a fritter-establishment was opened in our piazza.
all
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
apparatus
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
armful
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading It was Friday, and Lent besides, and possibly there was some other peculiar propriety in the consumption of fritters just then.
booth
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
boughs
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From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
business
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
canvas
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
charcoal
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
consumption
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From this reading It was Friday, and Lent besides, and possibly there was some other peculiar propriety in the consumption of fritters just then.
covered
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
dry
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
erected
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
flour
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
Friday
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From this reading It was Friday, and Lent besides, and possibly there was some other peculiar propriety in the consumption of fritters just then.
fritter-establishment
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From this reading Last week a fritter-establishment was opened in our piazza.
fritters
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From this reading It was Friday, and Lent besides, and possibly there was some other peculiar propriety in the consumption of fritters just then.
front
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From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
frying-pan
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
furnace
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Last week a fritter-establishment was opened in our piazza.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
just
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From this reading It was Friday, and Lent besides, and possibly there was some other peculiar propriety in the consumption of fritters just then.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last week a fritter-establishment was opened in our piazza.
laurel
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From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
Lent
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From this reading It was Friday, and Lent besides, and possibly there was some other peculiar propriety in the consumption of fritters just then.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
men
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
much
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
opened
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From this reading Last week a fritter-establishment was opened in our piazza.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
ornament
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From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
other
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From this reading It was Friday, and Lent besides, and possibly there was some other peculiar propriety in the consumption of fritters just then.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Last week a fritter-establishment was opened in our piazza.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
painted
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
peculiar
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From this reading It was Friday, and Lent besides, and possibly there was some other peculiar propriety in the consumption of fritters just then.
piazza
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From this reading Last week a fritter-establishment was opened in our piazza.
place
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
possibly
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From this reading It was Friday, and Lent besides, and possibly there was some other peculiar propriety in the consumption of fritters just then.
propriety
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From this reading It was Friday, and Lent besides, and possibly there was some other peculiar propriety in the consumption of fritters just then.
rain
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
red
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
shade
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From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
some
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
sort
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
square
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
sticks
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
stove
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
sunshine
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
then
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From this reading It was Friday, and Lent besides, and possibly there was some other peculiar propriety in the consumption of fritters just then.
There
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
three
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From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
two
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From this reading There were two men, and their apparatus for business was a sort of stove, or charcoal furnace, and a frying-pan to place over it; they had an armful or two of dry sticks, some flour, and I suppose oil, and this seemed to be all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Last week a fritter-establishment was opened in our piazza.
week
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From this reading Last week a fritter-establishment was opened in our piazza.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In front were three great boughs of laurel, not so much for shade, I think, as ornament.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
withstood
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
wooden
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From this reading It was a wooden booth erected in the open square, and covered with canvas painted red, which looked as if it had withstood much rain and sunshine.
