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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 Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
agreed
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From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
all
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
Also
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From this reading Also Bess and I woke to find ourselves heroines.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Also Bess and I woke to find ourselves heroines.
any
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From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
beamed
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
become
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
Bess
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From this reading Also Bess and I woke to find ourselves heroines.
board
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From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
breakfast
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
brightly
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
brilliant
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
burning
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
buying
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
came
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
car
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
cents
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From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
congratulate
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
conservatory
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From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
coup
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
Cradd
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
day
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From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
eggs
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
else
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
father
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
fifty
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From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
find
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From this reading Also Bess and I woke to find ourselves heroines.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
Frost
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
head
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From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
hearing
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
hens
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
heroines
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From this reading Also Bess and I woke to find ourselves heroines.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Also Bess and I woke to find ourselves heroines.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
industry
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
infant
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
interested
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
Jack
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
lamps
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
Later
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
Matthew
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
maturity
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From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
mock
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
more
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
Murray
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
now
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
old
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Also Bess and I woke to find ourselves heroines.
out
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
Owen
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
Polly
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
praised
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
proposition
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
rescue
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
said
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
seen
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From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
six
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
sporting
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From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Later Owen Murray came out for Bess in his car, and insisted on buying six more of the eggs, because, he said, they had now become a sporting proposition and interested him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Also Bess and I woke to find ourselves heroines.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
Uncle
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From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
visit
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From this reading Bess agreed to board them to maturity in her conservatory for him at fifty cents a day per head and let him visit them at any time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Polly had told him of our brilliant coup against old Jack Frost, and he was all enthusiasm, as was also Uncle Cradd, while father beamed because he was hearing me praised and thought of something else at the same time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Matthew came to breakfast after he had seen the lamps in his mock hens burning brightly, and brought Polly with him to congratulate us on the rescue of our infant industry.
woke
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From this reading Also Bess and I woke to find ourselves heroines.
