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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 very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
ADVERTISE
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
approaches
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
ardor
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From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
aunt
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From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
barn
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
bespoke
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
built
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was somewhat handicapped in the preparation of these signs by the largeness of the perforated letters of the stencil and the limited size of the cards.
cards
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From this reading He was somewhat handicapped in the preparation of these signs by the largeness of the perforated letters of the stencil and the limited size of the cards.
chores
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
counter
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
crate
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
day
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
dimmed
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From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
dispensary
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
displayed
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
enterprise
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
enterprising
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From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
existed
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
far
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
fertile
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
gloomy
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From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
handicapped
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From this reading He was somewhat handicapped in the preparation of these signs by the largeness of the perforated letters of the stencil and the limited size of the cards.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
largeness
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From this reading He was somewhat handicapped in the preparation of these signs by the largeness of the perforated letters of the stencil and the limited size of the cards.
laughing
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From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
letters
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From this reading He was somewhat handicapped in the preparation of these signs by the largeness of the perforated letters of the stencil and the limited size of the cards.
limited
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From this reading He was somewhat handicapped in the preparation of these signs by the largeness of the perforated letters of the stencil and the limited size of the cards.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
mouth-watering
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
offerings
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
once
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
only
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
PAYS
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
Pee-wee
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
Pepsy
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
perforated
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From this reading He was somewhat handicapped in the preparation of these signs by the largeness of the perforated letters of the stencil and the limited size of the cards.
Permission
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
predictions
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From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
preparation
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From this reading He was somewhat handicapped in the preparation of these signs by the largeness of the perforated letters of the stencil and the limited size of the cards.
preparations
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
procured
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
progressed
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
rapidly
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
secured
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
shack
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
signs
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
sitting
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
size
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From this reading He was somewhat handicapped in the preparation of these signs by the largeness of the perforated letters of the stencil and the limited size of the cards.
skepticism
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From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
somewhat
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From this reading He was somewhat handicapped in the preparation of these signs by the largeness of the perforated letters of the stencil and the limited size of the cards.
stencil
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
tempting
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was somewhat handicapped in the preparation of these signs by the largeness of the perforated letters of the stencil and the limited size of the cards.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
uncle
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From this reading Neither the gloomy predictions of his uncle nor the laughing skepticism of his aunt dimmed his enterprising ardor.
uncle's
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
use
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
variety
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From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
vast
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
very
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
wellhouse
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From this reading IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE Permission to use the wellhouse once secured, preparations for the vast enterprise progressed rapidly.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The signs which he printed with his uncle’s crate stencil, procured from the barn, bespoke the variety of tempting offerings which existed so far only in his fertile mind.
woody
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From this reading The very next day, while Pepsy was at her chores, Pee-wee built a counter in the shack and sitting at this he printed signs to be displayed along the woody approaches to this mouth-watering dispensary.
