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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 TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
agreed
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
all
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From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
allowing
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
BAD
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Pepsy was suspicious because she could not understand it.
business
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From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Pee-wee, quick to forget dislikes and trifling injuries, was strong for the new partner.
buy
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
COMPANY
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Pepsy was suspicious because she could not understand it.
dislikes
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From this reading But Pee-wee, quick to forget dislikes and trifling injuries, was strong for the new partner.
enterprise
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Pee-wee, quick to forget dislikes and trifling injuries, was strong for the new partner.
forget
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From this reading But Pee-wee, quick to forget dislikes and trifling injuries, was strong for the new partner.
get
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From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
hate
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From this reading “He’s a smarty and I _hate_ him and three is bad luck,” was all that Pepsy could say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
He's
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From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He’s a smarty and I _hate_ him and three is bad luck,” was all that Pepsy could say.
injuries
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From this reading But Pee-wee, quick to forget dislikes and trifling injuries, was strong for the new partner.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pepsy was suspicious because she could not understand it.
kind
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From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
LUCK
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
maybe
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From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
new
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From this reading But Pee-wee, quick to forget dislikes and trifling injuries, was strong for the new partner.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
partner
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From this reading But Pee-wee, quick to forget dislikes and trifling injuries, was strong for the new partner.
Pee-wee
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
people
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From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
Pepsy
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
person
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
quick
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From this reading But Pee-wee, quick to forget dislikes and trifling injuries, was strong for the new partner.
reform
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From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
say
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From this reading “He’s a smarty and I _hate_ him and three is bad luck,” was all that Pepsy could say.
scouts
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From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pepsy was suspicious because she could not understand it.
smarty
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From this reading “He’s a smarty and I _hate_ him and three is bad luck,” was all that Pepsy could say.
strong
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From this reading But Pee-wee, quick to forget dislikes and trifling injuries, was strong for the new partner.
supposed
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From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
suspicious
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From this reading Pepsy was suspicious because she could not understand it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He’s a smarty and I _hate_ him and three is bad luck,” was all that Pepsy could say.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Pee-wee, quick to forget dislikes and trifling injuries, was strong for the new partner.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
THREE
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
trifling
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From this reading But Pee-wee, quick to forget dislikes and trifling injuries, was strong for the new partner.
TWO
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From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pepsy was suspicious because she could not understand it.
wants
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From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pepsy was suspicious because she could not understand it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He’s all right,” he told her, “and scouts are supposed to be kind and help people and maybe he wants to reform and we ought to help him get into business.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TWO IS A COMPANY—THREE IS BAD LUCK Pee-wee and Pepsy were not agreed about allowing this third person to buy into their enterprise.
