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adopted
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From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
benefit
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
certain
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chafing
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
changes
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children
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From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
circumstances
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
Col
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discomfort
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
elder
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
excellent
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
extras
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From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
family
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From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
finds
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fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
fortunes
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From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
four
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From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
got
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
Hawkins
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From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
Hawkins's
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From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
history
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home
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
Judge
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From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
lost
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From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
Louis
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
lucky
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
made
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From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
moderate
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From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
now
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From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
ones
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From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
own
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From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
pairs
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From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
poverty
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From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
record
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schools
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
seasons
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
Sellers
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From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
six
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From this reading In Hawkins's family are six children of his own and two adopted ones.
skip
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smiled
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
St
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
straightened
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
ten
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
three
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From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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twins
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From this reading Sellers has two pairs of twins and four extras.
two
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From this reading Judge Hawkins and Col. Sellers have made and lost two or three moderate fortunes in the meantime and are now pinched by poverty.
unlucky
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From this reading From time to time, as fortune smiled, the elder children got the benefit of it, spending the lucky seasons at excellent schools in St. Louis and the unlucky ones at home in the chafing discomfort of straightened circumstances.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
years
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From this reading We skip ten years and this history finds certain changes to record.
