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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 A hasty survey of the larder showed a scant supply of materials.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were flour and sugar and half a basket of potatoes.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
bag
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
baker's
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From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
basin
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
basket
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From this reading There were flour and sugar and half a basket of potatoes.
beans
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
bit
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From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
bread
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From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
burnt
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
butter
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From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
cans
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
completed
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
corn
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
count
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
dining-room
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From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
discouraged-looking
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
dish
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
down
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From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
dried
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
edges
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
eggs
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
end
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From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
evidently
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From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
flour
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From this reading There were flour and sugar and half a basket of potatoes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
fried
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were flour and sugar and half a basket of potatoes.
hasty
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From this reading A hasty survey of the larder showed a scant supply of materials.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
larder
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From this reading A hasty survey of the larder showed a scant supply of materials.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
loaf
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From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
many
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From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
materials
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From this reading A hasty survey of the larder showed a scant supply of materials.
needed
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From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
note
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From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hasty survey of the larder showed a scant supply of materials.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
other
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From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
paper
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
plate
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From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
potatoes
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From this reading There were flour and sugar and half a basket of potatoes.
rice
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
scant
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From this reading A hasty survey of the larder showed a scant supply of materials.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
showed
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From this reading A hasty survey of the larder showed a scant supply of materials.
side
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From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
sister's
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From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
small
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From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
Some
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
store
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From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
sugar
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From this reading There were flour and sugar and half a basket of potatoes.
supply
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From this reading A hasty survey of the larder showed a scant supply of materials.
survey
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From this reading A hasty survey of the larder showed a scant supply of materials.
table
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From this reading A small bit of butter on a plate and the end of a baker’s loaf of bread had evidently been left on the dining-room table for her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A hasty survey of the larder showed a scant supply of materials.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
There
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From this reading There were flour and sugar and half a basket of potatoes.
things
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From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
tomatoes
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
two
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From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were flour and sugar and half a basket of potatoes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some cans of tomatoes and corn, a paper bag of dried beans, another of rice, two eggs in a basin, and a dish of discouraged-looking fried potatoes with burnt edges completed the count.
write
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From this reading There were a good many things needed from the store, and she began to write them down on the other side of her sister’s note.
