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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 “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And those pigs, Sydney and Amelia!” he added, for this was another thing he was bitter about.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And those pigs, Sydney and Amelia!” he added, for this was another thing he was bitter about.
ago
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
Amberson
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From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
Amelia
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From this reading “And those pigs, Sydney and Amelia!” he added, for this was another thing he was bitter about.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And those pigs, Sydney and Amelia!” he added, for this was another thing he was bitter about.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And those pigs, Sydney and Amelia!” he added, for this was another thing he was bitter about.
any
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From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
banquet
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From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
bitter
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From this reading “And those pigs, Sydney and Amelia!” he added, for this was another thing he was bitter about.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
calamity
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From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
career
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From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
concluded
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From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
court
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From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
deed
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
deserve
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From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
discovered
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
disreputable
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From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
Estate
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From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
expert
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From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
father
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
George
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From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
given
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
guessed
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From this reading “I guessed it,” Amberson went on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
house
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guessed it,” Amberson went on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
Isabel
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I guessed it,” Amberson went on.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I guessed it,” Amberson went on.
pigs
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From this reading “And those pigs, Sydney and Amelia!” he added, for this was another thing he was bitter about.
prophet
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From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
prosperity
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From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
reproached
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From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
said
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From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
settlement
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From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
Sydney
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From this reading “And those pigs, Sydney and Amelia!” he added, for this was another thing he was bitter about.
testimonial
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From this reading “As an expert on prosperity, my career is disreputable, but as a prophet of calamity I deserve a testimonial banquet.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
there
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From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And those pigs, Sydney and Amelia!” he added, for this was another thing he was bitter about.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And those pigs, Sydney and Amelia!” he added, for this was another thing he was bitter about.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And those pigs, Sydney and Amelia!” he added, for this was another thing he was bitter about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He reproached himself bitterly for not having long ago discovered that his father had never given Isabel a deed to her house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
wasn't
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From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the great Amberson Estate went into court for settlement, “there wasn’t any,” George Amberson said—that is, when the settlement was concluded there was no estate.
