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14
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From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
18
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22
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60
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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 PARIS A LA CARTE.
Ah
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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Author
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besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
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blonde
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BOOTH
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
CARTE
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cents
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Change
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closed
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Cloth
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From this reading Cloth.
comes
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Company
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confidences
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da
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dear
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deck
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divinity
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dock
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dollar
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dresses
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ear
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Etc
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eyes
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Frontispiece
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hand
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hat
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes are closed, her hat on one ear, and she is wrapped like a mummy 18 How the ship rolls and lurches 22 Ah, confidences beside a life-boat on the upper deck!
how
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hysterics
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
il
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Illustrations
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
John
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kiss
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LA
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From this reading PARIS A LA CARTE.
Lane
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life-boat
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like
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Loda
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lose
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lurches
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mare
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Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
MCMXIV
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mummy
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necklace
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NeednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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net
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New
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her eyes are closed, her hat on one ear, and she is wrapped like a mummy 18 How the ship rolls and lurches 22 Ah, confidences beside a life-boat on the upper deck!
PARIS
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From this reading PARIS A LA CARTE.
perfect
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porter
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Preston
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recognise
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rolls
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes are closed, her hat on one ear, and she is wrapped like a mummy 18 How the ship rolls and lurches 22 Ah, confidences beside a life-boat on the upper deck!
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes are closed, her hat on one ear, and she is wrapped like a mummy 18 How the ship rolls and lurches 22 Ah, confidences beside a life-boat on the upper deck!
sister
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Small
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spotter
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TARKINGTON
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From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
terra
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
twelve
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twenty-thousand-dollar
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upper
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From this reading Her eyes are closed, her hat on one ear, and she is wrapped like a mummy 18 How the ship rolls and lurches 22 Ah, confidences beside a life-boat on the upper deck!
wife
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Wilson
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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
wonder
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wrapped
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From this reading Her eyes are closed, her hat on one ear, and she is wrapped like a mummy 18 How the ship rolls and lurches 22 Ah, confidences beside a life-boat on the upper deck!
York
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From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With Illustrations by May Wilson Preston New York John Lane Company MCMXIV TO BOOTH TARKINGTON "_Loda il mare da terra._" The spotter is "a perfect dear", and that is how your wife comes to lose twelve dresses and a twenty-thousand-dollar necklace and have hysterics on the dock _Frontispiece_ Small wonder that you hand a dollar to your sister and kiss the porter 14 I recognise the blonde divinity.
