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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 Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
able
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From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
actual
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From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
Animals
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
Bad
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
better
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From this reading Pa says one year in the circus will be better for me than ten years in a reform school.
Boy
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
business
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From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
cause
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From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
circus
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From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
college
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From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
comfortably
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From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
day
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From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
Deal
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down
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From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
experience
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From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
Feeds
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
Gee
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Gets
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
Goes
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
Horseradish
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
impression
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From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
interesting
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From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
knowledge
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From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
learn
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From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
learned
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From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
made
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From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pa says one year in the circus will be better for me than ten years in a reform school.
Menagerie
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
Mess
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
new
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From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Pa says one year in the circus will be better for me than ten years in a reform school.
only
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From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
Pa
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From this reading Pa says one year in the circus will be better for me than ten years in a reform school.
particularly
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From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
reform
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From this reading Pa says one year in the circus will be better for me than ten years in a reform school.
says
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From this reading Pa says one year in the circus will be better for me than ten years in a reform school.
school
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From this reading Pa says one year in the circus will be better for me than ten years in a reform school.
season
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From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
sit
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From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
some
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From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
store
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From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
ten
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From this reading Pa says one year in the circus will be better for me than ten years in a reform school.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Pa says one year in the circus will be better for me than ten years in a reform school.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
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 Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
things
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From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
Turnips
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
useful
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From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
valuable
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From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
verified
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From this reading Gee, but I have learned some things that I could never have learned in college, 'cause at college you only learn things that have to be verified by actual experience in business.
White
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
Worst
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From this reading The Bad Boy Goes After a Mess of White Turnips for the Menagerie--He Feeds the Animals Horseradish, but Gets the Worst of the Deal.
year
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From this reading Pa says one year in the circus will be better for me than ten years in a reform school.
years
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From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
yesterday
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From this reading But I learned something yesterday that made such an impression on me that I will not be able to sit down comfortably before the season is over.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can learn something new and interesting every day in a circus, and a boy, particularly, can store his mind with useful knowledge, that will be valuable to him in after years.
