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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 though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
adventure
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
affair
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "So I'll have something to write home after all.
all
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From this reading "So I'll have something to write home after all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
any
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From this reading But I don't care particularly to have any more such happenings."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
aught
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
back
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I don't care particularly to have any more such happenings."
car
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
care
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From this reading But I don't care particularly to have any more such happenings."
comment
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
coolly
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
don't
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From this reading But I don't care particularly to have any more such happenings."
else
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
excitement
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
feel
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
force
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
full
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
Grace
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
happenings
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From this reading But I don't care particularly to have any more such happenings."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So I'll have something to write home after all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
home
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From this reading "So I'll have something to write home after all.
hoped
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
I'll
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From this reading "So I'll have something to write home after all.
I've
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
just
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
kept
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
lay
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
mental
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
more
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From this reading But I don't care particularly to have any more such happenings."
most
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
now
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
particularly
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From this reading But I don't care particularly to have any more such happenings."
rather
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
Richard
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
Richard's
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
road
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
seat
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I'll have something to write home after all.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "So I'll have something to write home after all.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But I don't care particularly to have any more such happenings."
SUSPICION
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From this reading UNDER SUSPICION.
taken
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So I'll have something to write home after all.
uncomfortable
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER SUSPICION.
up
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
whole
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From this reading For though Richard had taken the whole affair rather coolly he now found that it had been more the excitement than aught else that had kept him up, and he was beginning to feel the full force of a most uncomfortable shaking up.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Well, I've had an adventure on the road just as Grace hoped I would," was Richard's mental comment, as he lay back in the car seat.
write
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From this reading "So I'll have something to write home after all.
