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ADVERTISING
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From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
assurance
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
auto
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
business
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From this reading He pictured these two prosperous looking business men with frankfurters in their hands, their mouths dripping with mustard.
car
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
city
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From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
confirmed
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
Deadwood
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
DEPARTMENT
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From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
dripping
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From this reading He pictured these two prosperous looking business men with frankfurters in their hands, their mouths dripping with mustard.
Drowser's
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
encouraged
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
Everdoze
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
forth
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From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
frankfurters
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From this reading He pictured these two prosperous looking business men with frankfurters in their hands, their mouths dripping with mustard.
front
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
Gamely
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He pictured these two prosperous looking business men with frankfurters in their hands, their mouths dripping with mustard.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
heroically
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From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
large
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From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
like
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From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
looking
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From this reading He pictured these two prosperous looking business men with frankfurters in their hands, their mouths dripping with mustard.
made
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From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
magnanimous
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From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
men
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
mouths
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From this reading He pictured these two prosperous looking business men with frankfurters in their hands, their mouths dripping with mustard.
mustard
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From this reading He pictured these two prosperous looking business men with frankfurters in their hands, their mouths dripping with mustard.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
occupied
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From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
out
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From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
Pee-wee
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From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
people
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
pictured
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From this reading He pictured these two prosperous looking business men with frankfurters in their hands, their mouths dripping with mustard.
place
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From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading He pictured these two prosperous looking business men with frankfurters in their hands, their mouths dripping with mustard.
proved
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
rather
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
sacrifice
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From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
sat
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
see
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
sequestered
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
Simeon
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
store
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
strode
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From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
success
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
sumptuous
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From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
talking
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT The next morning Pee-wee strode forth and made the magnanimous sacrifice heroically.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He pictured these two prosperous looking business men with frankfurters in their hands, their mouths dripping with mustard.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He pictured these two prosperous looking business men with frankfurters in their hands, their mouths dripping with mustard.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It encouraged Pee-wee (or rather confirmed his assurance of success) to see this sumptuous car in Everdoze, for it proved that people did come to that sequestered village.
two
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
village
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From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The auto was so large and handsome that it looked out of place in front of Simeon Drowser’s store, and the men who occupied it looked like city men.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He found Deadwood Gamely in front of Simeon Drowser’s village store, talking with two men who sat in an auto.
