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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 We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
all
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
anxious
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From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
any
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From this reading We didn't save any money.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
boarder
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From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
business
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From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
came
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From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
cheap
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
conclusion
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From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
deal
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From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
delightful
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From this reading In this delightful way of living, only one thing troubled us.
didn't
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From this reading We didn't save any money.
engaged
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From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
far
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
flour
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From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
follow
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
friend
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From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
getting
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From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
home
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From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this delightful way of living, only one thing troubled us.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
live
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From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
lived
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From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
living
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From this reading In this delightful way of living, only one thing troubled us.
made
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
man
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From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
many
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
matter
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From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
money
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From this reading We didn't save any money.
month
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From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
much
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
new
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From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this delightful way of living, only one thing troubled us.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In this delightful way of living, only one thing troubled us.
only
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From this reading In this delightful way of living, only one thing troubled us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
philosophical
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
plan
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
pretty
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading We didn't save any money.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
spent
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
talked
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From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
There
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this delightful way of living, only one thing troubled us.
things
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this delightful way of living, only one thing troubled us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
trouble
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From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
troubled
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From this reading In this delightful way of living, only one thing troubled us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In this delightful way of living, only one thing troubled us.
very
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From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
wanted
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
way
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From this reading In this delightful way of living, only one thing troubled us.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We didn't save any money.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
wished
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From this reading There were so many little things that we wanted, and so many little things that were so cheap, that I spent pretty much all I made, and that was far from the philosophical plan of living that I wished to follow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We talked this matter over a great deal after we had lived in our new home for about a month, and we came at last to the conclusion that we would take a boarder.
young
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From this reading We had no trouble in getting a boarder, for we had a friend, a young man who was engaged in the flour business, who was very anxious to come and live with us.
