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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 A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
addressed
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From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
admirable
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From this reading On the whole you're really becoming an admirable cook."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the whole you're really becoming an admirable cook."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
becoming
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From this reading On the whole you're really becoming an admirable cook."
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can see a distinct improvement every month.
carbon
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
chop
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
contrary
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From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
cook
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From this reading On the whole you're really becoming an admirable cook."
dexteritynounUS /dɛkˈstɛrəti/
skill in using the hands or body in a specific situation in this story
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
distinct
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From this reading I can see a distinct improvement every month.
doing
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From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
escaped
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I can see a distinct improvement every month.
experience
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
frying-pan
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
Harry
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
improvement
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From this reading I can see a distinct improvement every month.
labor
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
made
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From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
month
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From this reading I can see a distinct improvement every month.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
person
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From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
pessimistic
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From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
previously
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From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
Randall
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
ravages
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
really
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From this reading On the whole you're really becoming an admirable cook."
refuting
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From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
said
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From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
see
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From this reading I can see a distinct improvement every month.
segment
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
separating
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
smaller
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
smiled
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
superheated
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
table
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
Undoubtedly
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From this reading "Undoubtedly!"
up
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
WARNING
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
whole
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From this reading On the whole you're really becoming an admirable cook."
wife
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
you're
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From this reading "On the contrary," he said, refuting a pessimistic observation previously made by the person addressed, "I think you're doing fine.
zone
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From this reading A WARNING With a dexterity born of experience Harry Randall looked up from his labor of separating the zone of carbon from the smaller segment of chop that had escaped the ravages of a superheated frying-pan and smiled across the table at his wife.
