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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 THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
abrupt
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
absorbed
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From this reading Her attention was absorbed by the young couple, who were planning to enjoy the show.
admission
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
Amy
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
attendance
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
attention
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From this reading Her attention was absorbed by the young couple, who were planning to enjoy the show.
attired
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
bath-robe
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For while she had never seen the girl before, the slender youth was her younger brother, Dick.
Bob
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
booth
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
broom
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
brother
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From this reading For while she had never seen the girl before, the slender youth was her younger brother, Dick.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her attention was absorbed by the young couple, who were planning to enjoy the show.
charm
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
CURE
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
Dick
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From this reading For while she had never seen the girl before, the slender youth was her younger brother, Dick.
due
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
enjoy
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From this reading Her attention was absorbed by the young couple, who were planning to enjoy the show.
evening
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
fat
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
flaring
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
front
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
fumbled
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
giggling
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
girl
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
Graham
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For while she had never seen the girl before, the slender youth was her younger brother, Dick.
halt
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her attention was absorbed by the young couple, who were planning to enjoy the show.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
man
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
movie
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For while she had never seen the girl before, the slender youth was her younger brother, Dick.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
out
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
Peggy
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
Peggy's
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
planning
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From this reading Her attention was absorbed by the young couple, who were planning to enjoy the show.
pockets
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
poster
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
price
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
pursuit
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
representing
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
Saturday
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
seen
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From this reading For while she had never seen the girl before, the slender youth was her younger brother, Dick.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For while she had never seen the girl before, the slender youth was her younger brother, Dick.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
show
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From this reading Her attention was absorbed by the young couple, who were planning to enjoy the show.
slender
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
theater
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
ticket
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
vacuously
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
very
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
walk
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From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For while she had never seen the girl before, the slender youth was her younger brother, Dick.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her attention was absorbed by the young couple, who were planning to enjoy the show.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CURE THEY were out for a walk one Saturday evening, Peggy and Amy, with Graham and Bob in attendance, when in front of a little movie theater, Peggy stopped short.
woman
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From this reading Peggy's abrupt halt was not due to the charm of the flaring poster, representing a fat woman with a broom in pursuit of a thin man attired in a bath-robe.
young
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
younger
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From this reading For while she had never seen the girl before, the slender youth was her younger brother, Dick.
youth
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From this reading A young couple stood at the ticket booth, the girl giggling vacuously as the very slender youth fumbled in his pockets for the price of admission.
