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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 He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
accompany
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From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
adventures
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
Also
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
always
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
apparently
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From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
become
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From this reading He had become enamoured of proletarian life.
bubblingnounUS /ˈbubbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
came
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From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
chummed
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From this reading He chummed with the laborers, and was an intimate in scores of homes.
copious
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
delighted
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
embarked
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From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
enamoured
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From this reading He had become enamoured of proletarian life.
endless
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From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
Ernest
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From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
father
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From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
go
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From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had become enamoured of proletarian life.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had become enamoured of proletarian life.
home
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
homes
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From this reading He chummed with the laborers, and was an intimate in scores of homes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He chummed with the laborers, and was an intimate in scores of homes.
intimate
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From this reading He chummed with the laborers, and was an intimate in scores of homes.
investigation
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From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
jobs
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
laboratory
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From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
laborers
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From this reading He chummed with the laborers, and was an intimate in scores of homes.
learned
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had become enamoured of proletarian life.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
neighborhood
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From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
new
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
notes
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
odd
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had become enamoured of proletarian life.
orgy
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From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
play
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
proletarian
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From this reading He had become enamoured of proletarian life.
returning
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
scores
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From this reading He chummed with the laborers, and was an intimate in scores of homes.
slum
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From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
sociological
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From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He chummed with the laborers, and was an intimate in scores of homes.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He looked upon our slum neighborhood as a great sociological laboratory, and he had embarked upon an apparently endless orgy of investigation.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He chummed with the laborers, and was an intimate in scores of homes.
Washington
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From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
well
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When it came time for Ernest and me to go to Washington, father did not accompany us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He chummed with the laborers, and was an intimate in scores of homes.
work
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
worked
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From this reading Also, he worked at odd jobs, and the work was play as well as learned investigation, for he delighted in it and was always returning home with copious notes and bubbling over with new adventures.
