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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 HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
advanced
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From this reading He was so progressive that in the Coldriver parade he occupied a position so advanced that it really seemed like two parades.
always
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
amenable
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He took notions, as the folks said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
bankruptcy
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big
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From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
Bogle
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
city
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From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
Coldriver
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From this reading He was so progressive that in the Coldriver parade he occupied a position so advanced that it really seemed like two parades.
Coldriver's
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
CRACKS
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
Deacon
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
difference
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
discussed
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
Elder
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
exactly
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exhausted
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far
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From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
folks
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From this reading He took notions, as the folks said.
grocery
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
Hooper
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
how
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
ideas
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
industry
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
Jason
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
Kettleman's
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
like
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From this reading He was so progressive that in the Coldriver parade he occupied a position so advanced that it really seemed like two parades.
Locker
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
Man
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
modern
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
notions
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From this reading He took notions, as the folks said.
NUT
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
OBDURATE
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
occupied
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From this reading He was so progressive that in the Coldriver parade he occupied a position so advanced that it really seemed like two parades.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
Old
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
Once
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From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
only
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
parade
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From this reading He was so progressive that in the Coldriver parade he occupied a position so advanced that it really seemed like two parades.
parades
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From this reading He was so progressive that in the Coldriver parade he occupied a position so advanced that it really seemed like two parades.
Pettybone
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
politics
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
position
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From this reading He was so progressive that in the Coldriver parade he occupied a position so advanced that it really seemed like two parades.
progressive
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From this reading He was so progressive that in the Coldriver parade he occupied a position so advanced that it really seemed like two parades.
really
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From this reading He was so progressive that in the Coldriver parade he occupied a position so advanced that it really seemed like two parades.
rival
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
said
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From this reading He took notions, as the folks said.
Sam
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
say
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From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was so progressive that in the Coldriver parade he occupied a position so advanced that it really seemed like two parades.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
store
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From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
success
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From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took notions, as the folks said.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
times
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
too
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From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took notions, as the folks said.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
two
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From this reading He was so progressive that in the Coldriver parade he occupied a position so advanced that it really seemed like two parades.
up
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From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once he went so far as to say that he could do anything in his store that anybody could do in a big city store and make a success of it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading HE CRACKS AN OBDURATE NUT Jason Locker, who was Sam Kettleman's rival in Coldriver's grocery industry, was a trifle too amenable to modern ideas at times.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Old Man Bogle and Deacon Pettybone and Elder Hooper always discussed Locker when politics were exhausted, and their only point of difference was as to when and exactly _how_ Jason would wind up in bankruptcy.
