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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 Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
account
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
adventurous
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
all
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "There never was anything so like people," Rose repeated, leaning forward excitedly.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And, upon my word, the minister and doctor couples are still together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wonder if they'll get as far as the falls at Union?
bench
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
couples
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From this reading "And, upon my word, the minister and doctor couples are still together.
crooked
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
Cupid
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
Dan
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
deep
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
divers
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And, upon my word, the minister and doctor couples are still together.
excitedly
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From this reading "There never was anything so like people," Rose repeated, leaning forward excitedly.
falls
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far
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feeble
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
followed
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There never was anything so like people," Rose repeated, leaning forward excitedly.
get
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From this reading I wonder if they'll get as far as the falls at Union?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder if they'll get as far as the falls at Union?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder if they'll get as far as the falls at Union?
invisible
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
jam
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
leaning
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From this reading "There never was anything so like people," Rose repeated, leaning forward excitedly.
like
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From this reading "There never was anything so like people," Rose repeated, leaning forward excitedly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
logs
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
minister
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From this reading "And, upon my word, the minister and doctor couples are still together.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And, upon my word, the minister and doctor couples are still together.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There never was anything so like people," Rose repeated, leaning forward excitedly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
ones
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
others
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
own
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
people
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From this reading "There never was anything so like people," Rose repeated, leaning forward excitedly.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There never was anything so like people," Rose repeated, leaning forward excitedly.
Rose
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
sat
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
Several
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
side
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
single
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
small
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "There never was anything so like people," Rose repeated, leaning forward excitedly.
Some
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
Stephen
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And, upon my word, the minister and doctor couples are still together.
stolid
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
stranded
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
swimmers
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From this reading Several single logs followed,--crooked ones, stolid ones, adventurous ones, feeble swimmers, deep divers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
there
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
they'll
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From this reading I wonder if they'll get as far as the falls at Union?
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
together
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From this reading "And, upon my word, the minister and doctor couples are still together.
tried
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From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
Union
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From this reading I wonder if they'll get as far as the falls at Union?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "And, upon my word, the minister and doctor couples are still together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There never was anything so like people," Rose repeated, leaning forward excitedly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some of them tried to start a small jam on their own account; others stranded themselves for good and all, as Rose and Stephen sat there side by side, with little Dan Cupid for an invisible third on the bench.
wonder
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From this reading I wonder if they'll get as far as the falls at Union?
word
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From this reading "And, upon my word, the minister and doctor couples are still together.
