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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 It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
accumulated
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agricultural
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From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
all
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
applying
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From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
assortment
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
attached
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From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
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become
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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book
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choice
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country
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day
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
directions
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every Man His Own Paper-Hanger.
excellent
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filled
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
general
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From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
happy
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every Man His Own Paper-Hanger.
home
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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immense
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From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
issue
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
making
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
Man
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From this reading Every Man His Own Paper-Hanger.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
much
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
Own
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From this reading Every Man His Own Paper-Hanger.
paper
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From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
Paper-Hanger
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From this reading Every Man His Own Paper-Hanger.
papers
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paste
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From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
please
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
printednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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published
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From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
recently
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recipe
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From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
recipes
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
small
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
Some
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From this reading Some of these recipes I have tried.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
things
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From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
tried
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From this reading Some of these recipes I have tried.
use
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very
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From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
wall
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From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
way
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From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have tried the recipe for paste and directions for applying wall paper, as published recently in an agricultural paper to which I had become very much attached.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would please me very much, at no distant day, to issue a small book filled with choice recipes and directions for making home happy.
wrong
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From this reading I have accumulated an immense assortment of these things, all of general use and all excellent in their way, because they have been printed in papers all over the country--papers that would not be wrong.
