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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 Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
all
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sick of the whole business, and would give all I ever expect to be worth, to be home right now, with my skates sharp.
America
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
any
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
ask
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
Automobile
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
Bad
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
belonging
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
Boy
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
business
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From this reading I am sick of the whole business, and would give all I ever expect to be worth, to be home right now, with my skates sharp.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
Chicago
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
city
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
Climb
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
confoundedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪd/
annoying or confusing
From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
countries
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
country
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
Dad
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
Dear
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From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
don't
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
English
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
enough
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sick of the whole business, and would give all I ever expect to be worth, to be home right now, with my skates sharp.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading I am sick of the whole business, and would give all I ever expect to be worth, to be home right now, with my skates sharp.
Falls
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
find
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
foreign
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
Geneva
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From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
Germans
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
ginger
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From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
give
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From this reading I am sick of the whole business, and would give all I ever expect to be worth, to be home right now, with my skates sharp.
Glaziers
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
go
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
going
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
Guides
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
Hard
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
home
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From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
Italians
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
language
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
large
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
laugh
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
like
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From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
Man
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From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
Milwaukee
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
Minnesota
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
more
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
natives
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
New
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
Norwegians
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
now
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From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
Old
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From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
out
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
own
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
Peasant
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
people
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
Precipice
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
questions
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
Rescued
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
Ride
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sick of the whole business, and would give all I ever expect to be worth, to be home right now, with my skates sharp.
Run
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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
Russians
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
see
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
sharp
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From this reading I am sick of the whole business, and would give all I ever expect to be worth, to be home right now, with my skates sharp.
sick
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From this reading I am sick of the whole business, and would give all I ever expect to be worth, to be home right now, with my skates sharp.
sight
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
skates
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From this reading I am sick of the whole business, and would give all I ever expect to be worth, to be home right now, with my skates sharp.
States
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
Switzerland
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From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
talk
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
talking
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
there
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Have an Automobile Ride--They Run Over a Peasant--Climb “Glaziers”--Dad Falls Over a Precipice, But Is Rescued by the Guides After a Hard Time of It.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
travel
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
traveling
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
United
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
use
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From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
whole
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From this reading I am sick of the whole business, and would give all I ever expect to be worth, to be home right now, with my skates sharp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
worth
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From this reading I am sick of the whole business, and would give all I ever expect to be worth, to be home right now, with my skates sharp.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Geneva, Switzerland.--My Dear Old Man: By ginger, but I would like to be home now.
York
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From this reading Take the Russians in New York, the Norwegians of Minnesota, the Italians of Chicago, and the Germans of Milwaukee, and they can talk English, and you can find out all about their own countries by talking with them, but you go to their countries and the natives don't know that there is such a language as the United States language, and they laugh at you when you ask questions.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have had enough of foreign travel; I don't see what is the use of traveling, to see people of foreign countries, when you can go to any large city in America, and find more people belonging to any foreign country than you can find by going to that country, and they know a confounded sight more.
