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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 "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
actually
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From this reading In fact, I early came to make a function of it and actually to derive enjoyment from it.
ahead
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
all
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From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
belligerence
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From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
business
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
came
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From this reading In fact, I early came to make a function of it and actually to derive enjoyment from it.
check
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From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
colt
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
deep
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
derive
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From this reading In fact, I early came to make a function of it and actually to derive enjoyment from it.
Dick
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
early
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From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
enjoyment
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From this reading In fact, I early came to make a function of it and actually to derive enjoyment from it.
fact
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From this reading In fact, I early came to make a function of it and actually to derive enjoyment from it.
Fop
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From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
Fop's
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
function
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From this reading In fact, I early came to make a function of it and actually to derive enjoyment from it.
Graham
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
handicap
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From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
Hennessy
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
hostess
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
Insomnia
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From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
irritation
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From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
keep
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From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
knew
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From this reading It was the only way to master a thing I knew would persist as long as I persisted.
learned
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From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the only way to master a thing I knew would persist as long as I persisted.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, I early came to make a function of it and actually to derive enjoyment from it.
master
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From this reading It was the only way to master a thing I knew would persist as long as I persisted.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
nearly
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
nerves
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From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
off
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From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
only
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From this reading It was the only way to master a thing I knew would persist as long as I persisted.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
pasture
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
permitted
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
persist
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From this reading It was the only way to master a thing I knew would persist as long as I persisted.
persisted
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From this reading It was the only way to master a thing I knew would persist as long as I persisted.
ranch
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
rode
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
said
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From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
spur
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From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
swimming
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
talked
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
tank
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the only way to master a thing I knew would persist as long as I persisted.
threatened
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From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
tickled
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From this reading "Insomnia has been a handicap all my life," she said, while she tickled The Fop with a spur in order to check a threatened belligerence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the only way to master a thing I knew would persist as long as I persisted.
way
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From this reading It was the only way to master a thing I knew would persist as long as I persisted.
weight
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From this reading "But I early learned to keep the irritation of it off my nerves and the weight of it off my mind.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
wickedness
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From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the colt pasture to the swimming tank Graham talked with his hostess and rode as nearly beside her as The Fop's wickedness permitted, while Dick and Hennessy, on ahead, were deep in ranch business.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was the only way to master a thing I knew would persist as long as I persisted.
