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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 Before the final hundred mark was reached he began to indicate that a calamity was approaching.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
approaching
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From this reading Before the final hundred mark was reached he began to indicate that a calamity was approaching.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
awful
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the final hundred mark was reached he began to indicate that a calamity was approaching.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before the final hundred mark was reached he began to indicate that a calamity was approaching.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
calamity
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From this reading Before the final hundred mark was reached he began to indicate that a calamity was approaching.
Carrie
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From this reading “It doesn’t seem to me,” said Carrie, “that we spend very much.”
carried
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From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
day
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
doesn't
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From this reading “It doesn’t seem to me,” said Carrie, “that we spend very much.”
dollars
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From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
due
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From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
expenditure
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
explain
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From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
fifty
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From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
final
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From this reading Before the final hundred mark was reached he began to indicate that a calamity was approaching.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
handling
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From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before the final hundred mark was reached he began to indicate that a calamity was approaching.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
how
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From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
hundred
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From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
indicate
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From this reading Before the final hundred mark was reached he began to indicate that a calamity was approaching.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
June
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From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
live
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
lot
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
mark
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From this reading Before the final hundred mark was reached he began to indicate that a calamity was approaching.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to me,” said Carrie, “that we spend very much.”
meat
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
much
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From this reading “It doesn’t seem to me,” said Carrie, “that we spend very much.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
only
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From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
process
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From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
reached
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From this reading Before the final hundred mark was reached he began to indicate that a calamity was approaching.
said
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
seem
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From this reading “It doesn’t seem to me,” said Carrie, “that we spend very much.”
seems
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
seven
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From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
sight
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From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
spend
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From this reading “It doesn’t seem to me,” said Carrie, “that we spend very much.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
taking
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
text
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before the final hundred mark was reached he began to indicate that a calamity was approaching.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The seven hundred, by his process of handling, had only carried them into June.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
trivial
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From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t know,” he said one day, taking a trivial expenditure for meat as a text, “it seems to take an awful lot for us to live.”
useless
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From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
very
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From this reading “It doesn’t seem to me,” said Carrie, “that we spend very much.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It doesn’t seem to me,” said Carrie, “that we spend very much.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be useless to explain how in due time the last fifty dollars was in sight.
