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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And now again he heard voices, “We can eat about twenty of them in my patrol; y-mm.
acute
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affectionately
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now again he heard voices, “We can eat about twenty of them in my patrol; y-mm.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS Pee-wee emerged safely, if not triumphantly, from this ordeal amid much laughter, and was just congratulating himself upon his skillful handling of “the trade” in a period of acute shortage when he received a knockout blow.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the moment of this discovery, Scout Harris, thus driven into a corner and standing at bay with nothing but one huge, consolidated gumdrop for defense, heard the unmistakable sound of another car crawling over the rocks and hubbles of that outlandish road in second gear.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment of this discovery, Scout Harris, thus driven into a corner and standing at bay with nothing but one huge, consolidated gumdrop for defense, heard the unmistakable sound of another car crawling over the rocks and hubbles of that outlandish road in second gear.
bay
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blow
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British
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the moment of this discovery, Scout Harris, thus driven into a corner and standing at bay with nothing but one huge, consolidated gumdrop for defense, heard the unmistakable sound of another car crawling over the rocks and hubbles of that outlandish road in second gear.
came
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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car
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clinging
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CONDITIONS
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congratulating
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consolidated
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corner
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In depositing the trifling price of the peppermint sticks in his trousers pocket, he discovered there four gumdrops glued together and clinging so affectionately that nothing could part them.
crawling
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defense
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depositing
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discovered
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discovery
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driven
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eat
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emerged
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the moment of this discovery, Scout Harris, thus driven into a corner and standing at bay with nothing but one huge, consolidated gumdrop for defense, heard the unmistakable sound of another car crawling over the rocks and hubbles of that outlandish road in second gear.
four
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gear
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glued
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gumdrop
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gumdrops
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handling
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Harris
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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heard
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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horrible
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hubbles
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huge
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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INDUSTRIAL
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the moment of this discovery, Scout Harris, thus driven into a corner and standing at bay with nothing but one huge, consolidated gumdrop for defense, heard the unmistakable sound of another car crawling over the rocks and hubbles of that outlandish road in second gear.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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just
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knockout
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laughter
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like
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moment
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much
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now again he heard voices, “We can eat about twenty of them in my patrol; y-mm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS Pee-wee emerged safely, if not triumphantly, from this ordeal amid much laughter, and was just congratulating himself upon his skillful handling of “the trade” in a period of acute shortage when he received a knockout blow.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In depositing the trifling price of the peppermint sticks in his trousers pocket, he discovered there four gumdrops glued together and clinging so affectionately that nothing could part them.
now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INDUSTRIAL CONDITIONS Pee-wee emerged safely, if not triumphantly, from this ordeal amid much laughter, and was just congratulating himself upon his skillful handling of “the trade” in a period of acute shortage when he received a knockout blow.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On, on, on, it came like some horrible British tank.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the moment of this discovery, Scout Harris, thus driven into a corner and standing at bay with nothing but one huge, consolidated gumdrop for defense, heard the unmistakable sound of another car crawling over the rocks and hubbles of that outlandish road in second gear.
ordeal
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outlandish
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At the moment of this discovery, Scout Harris, thus driven into a corner and standing at bay with nothing but one huge, consolidated gumdrop for defense, heard the unmistakable sound of another car crawling over the rocks and hubbles of that outlandish road in second gear.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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patrol
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Pee-wee
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peppermint
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period
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pocket
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price
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received
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road
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rocks
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safely
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Scout
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second
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shortage
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skillful
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In depositing the trifling price of the peppermint sticks in his trousers pocket, he discovered there four gumdrops glued together and clinging so affectionately that nothing could part them.
some
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sound
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standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the moment of this discovery, Scout Harris, thus driven into a corner and standing at bay with nothing but one huge, consolidated gumdrop for defense, heard the unmistakable sound of another car crawling over the rocks and hubbles of that outlandish road in second gear.
sticks
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tank
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In depositing the trifling price of the peppermint sticks in his trousers pocket, he discovered there four gumdrops glued together and clinging so affectionately that nothing could part them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In depositing the trifling price of the peppermint sticks in his trousers pocket, he discovered there four gumdrops glued together and clinging so affectionately that nothing could part them.
there
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thus
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together
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trade
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trifling
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triumphantly
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trousers
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twenty
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unmistakable
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
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voices
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And now again he heard voices, “We can eat about twenty of them in my patrol; y-mm.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the moment of this discovery, Scout Harris, thus driven into a corner and standing at bay with nothing but one huge, consolidated gumdrop for defense, heard the unmistakable sound of another car crawling over the rocks and hubbles of that outlandish road in second gear.
y-mm
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