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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 For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
announced
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From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
attention
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From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
attract
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From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
automobile
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From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
autos
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From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
beauty
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
black
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From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
blue
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From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
Bridgeboro
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From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
car
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
color
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From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
colorful
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
delights
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From this reading The Hunkajunk people had outdone themselves in this latest model and had produced "the car of a thousand delights."
favorite
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From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
grace
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Hunkajunk people had outdone themselves in this latest model and had produced "the car of a thousand delights."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
Hunkajunk
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
indeed
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
inhabitants
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From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
known
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From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
latest
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
many
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From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
model
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
modest
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From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
most
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From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
nickel
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
number
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From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
off
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
outdone
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From this reading The Hunkajunk people had outdone themselves in this latest model and had produced "the car of a thousand delights."
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
particular
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From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
pay
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From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
people
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From this reading The Hunkajunk people had outdone themselves in this latest model and had produced "the car of a thousand delights."
produced
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From this reading The Hunkajunk people had outdone themselves in this latest model and had produced "the car of a thousand delights."
rich
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From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
set
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
shade
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From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
shiny
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
six
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
sumptuous
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From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
super
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
surely
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From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Hunkajunk people had outdone themselves in this latest model and had produced "the car of a thousand delights."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That seemed a good many, but that is the number they announced, and surely they must have known.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
thousand
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From this reading The Hunkajunk people had outdone themselves in this latest model and had produced "the car of a thousand delights."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
touring
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
trimmings
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
vision
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From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading For one thing it was of a rich shade of blue, whereas, the inhabitants of Bridgeboro being for the most part dead, their favorite color in autos was black.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We shall pay particular attention to this sumptuous automobile which was such as to attract attention in modest Bridgeboro.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The car, indeed, was the latest super six Hunkajunk touring model, a vision of grace and colorful beauty, set off with trimmings of shiny nickel.
