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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 ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
almost
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
became
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
BRINGS
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
butterfly
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
came
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
Carolina
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
chrysalis
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
consequence
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
degree
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
emerged
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
entertained
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From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Miranda revised her opinion.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
family
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
fancied
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
find
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
followed
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
gray
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
holiday-making
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
hours
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
Kate
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
managed
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
many
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
Miranda
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From this reading Even Miranda revised her opinion.
Molly
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From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
moth
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
NEWS
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
Nicholson
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
Nicholsons
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
opinion
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From this reading Even Miranda revised her opinion.
out
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
own
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From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
pale
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
partners
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
ran
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From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
ranch
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From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
rather
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From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
revised
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From this reading Even Miranda revised her opinion.
riches
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
routine
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From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
some
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
South
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
speculation
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
Star
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
taken
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kate Nicholson emerged from her chrysalis and became almost a butterfly rather than the pale gray moth they had fancied her.
Three
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
unfortunate
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From this reading The Nicholsons, it came out, had been a family of some consequence and a fair degree of riches in South Carolina before an unfortunate speculation had taken everything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
week
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
well
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From this reading The ranch ran well on its own routine, and Molly was a princess to be entertained.
WESTLAKE
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From this reading WESTLAKE BRINGS NEWS In the week that followed the partners of the Three Star managed to find many hours for holiday-making.
