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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 WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
adventures
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From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Licorice Stick’s encounters with “sperrits” had never brought him a cent.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
cent
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From this reading Licorice Stick’s encounters with “sperrits” had never brought him a cent.
compared
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comprehension
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From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
deliberately
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From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
dollars
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From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
encounters
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From this reading Licorice Stick’s encounters with “sperrits” had never brought him a cent.
fabulous
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From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
feat
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From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
fifty
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From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
flashes
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From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Licorice Stick’s encounters with “sperrits” had never brought him a cent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Licorice Stick’s encounters with “sperrits” had never brought him a cent.
hundred
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From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
indeed
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From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
interest
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From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
invalid
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From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
Licorice
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From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
light
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From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
made
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From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
miracle
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From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Licorice Stick’s encounters with “sperrits” had never brought him a cent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
only
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From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
Pee-wee
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From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
Pepsy
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From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
prophecies
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From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
prophet
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read
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From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
red
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From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
sacrifice
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From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
saint
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From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
seen
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From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
simple
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From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
some
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From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
sperrits
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From this reading Licorice Stick’s encounters with “sperrits” had never brought him a cent.
spooky
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From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
staggering
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From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
Stick
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From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
Stick's
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From this reading Licorice Stick’s encounters with “sperrits” had never brought him a cent.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
sum
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From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
supernatural
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From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
THERE'S
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From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But deliberately to sacrifice this fabulous sum in the interest of a poor little invalid that he had never seen, made Pee-wee not only a prophet but a saint to poor Pepsy.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
translate
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From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
two
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From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
utterly
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From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
WAY
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From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY To translate some little red flashes of light and read a secret in them was utterly beyond the comprehension of poor Pepsy.
win
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From this reading And to win two hundred and fifty dollars by such a supernatural feat was staggering to her simple mind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here was a miracle indeed, compared with which the prophecies and spooky adventures of Licorice Stick were as nothing.
