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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 Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SUN SETS, AND THE NIGHT COMES ON.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
brief
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
business
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From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
candy
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From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
carried
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
COMES
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From this reading THE SUN SETS, AND THE NIGHT COMES ON.
considerable
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
daughter
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
dawn
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
deal
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From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
demands
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
expenses
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From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
faculty
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
flourishing
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
gathered
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From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
height
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
idea
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
incidents
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
increased
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From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
Katy
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
Katy's
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From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
labors
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From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
less
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From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
made
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
money
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From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
mother
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From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
Mrs
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
much
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
new
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
NIGHT
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From this reading THE SUN SETS, AND THE NIGHT COMES ON.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
note
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
now
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SUN SETS, AND THE NIGHT COMES ON.
only
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
pass
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
permitted
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
principal
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
profits
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From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
proportionally
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From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
prosperity
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
purse
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
readers
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From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
recorded
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
Redburn
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
saleswoman
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From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
saving
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
SETS
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From this reading THE SUN SETS, AND THE NIGHT COMES ON.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
steps
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
SUN
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From this reading THE SUN SETS, AND THE NIGHT COMES ON.
supposed
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From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUN SETS, AND THE NIGHT COMES ON.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
then
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From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
trade
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
up
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And then, neither Mrs. Redburn nor her daughter had a faculty for saving up much money; so that, though they made considerable, their prosperity permitted new demands to be made upon the purse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
withdrawn
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From this reading It was not so, for as the business increased, and Katy's labors as a saleswoman were withdrawn, the expenses increased, and the profits were proportionally less.
year
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From this reading Having recorded the steps by which Katy had carried forward her now flourishing trade, from the dawn of the idea up to the height of its prosperity, we may pass over a year with only a brief note of its principal incidents.
young
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From this reading My young readers may have supposed that Katy and her mother had gathered a great deal of money in the candy trade.
