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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 It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
all
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
Bamberger
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From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
belligerent
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From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
benefit
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
brother
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
brother's
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
dampened
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From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
day
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From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
defence
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The excuse for discharging Sunny was that she did not write well enough to fill out the sales slips properly.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
discharging
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From this reading The excuse for discharging Sunny was that she did not write well enough to fill out the sales slips properly.
Emporium
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From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
endowed
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From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
enough
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From this reading The excuse for discharging Sunny was that she did not write well enough to fill out the sales slips properly.
excuse
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From this reading The excuse for discharging Sunny was that she did not write well enough to fill out the sales slips properly.
fill
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From this reading The excuse for discharging Sunny was that she did not write well enough to fill out the sales slips properly.
flew
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
friend
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From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
furiously
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
generous
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From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
Handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
hips
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In true Union style, Katy marched out with Sunny.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
Katy
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
Katy's
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From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
loudly
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
loyalty
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From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
marched
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From this reading In true Union style, Katy marched out with Sunny.
months
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
nature
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From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
new
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From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
out
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From this reading In true Union style, Katy marched out with Sunny.
pent-up
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
position
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From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
properly
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From this reading The excuse for discharging Sunny was that she did not write well enough to fill out the sales slips properly.
rage
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
sales
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From this reading The excuse for discharging Sunny was that she did not write well enough to fill out the sales slips properly.
secured
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From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
sister
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
slips
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From this reading The excuse for discharging Sunny was that she did not write well enough to fill out the sales slips properly.
style
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From this reading In true Union style, Katy marched out with Sunny.
summarily
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From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
Sunny
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From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
true
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From this reading In true Union style, Katy marched out with Sunny.
Union
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From this reading In true Union style, Katy marched out with Sunny.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
well
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From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Having secured for Sunny a position at the Bamberger Emporium, Katy's loyalty to her friend was not dampened when on the third day Sunny was summarily discharged.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was well for Sunny that her new friend was endowed with a generous and belligerent nature.
workers
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From this reading Hands on hips, Katy flew furiously to her brother's defence, and for the benefit of her brother and sister workers she relieved herself loudly of all her pent-up rage of the months.
write
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From this reading The excuse for discharging Sunny was that she did not write well enough to fill out the sales slips properly.
