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accompany
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From this reading He liked to accompany her and watch the crowd while she was doing her errands.
all
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From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
always
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From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
basket
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From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
capital
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From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
car
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From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
chauffeur
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From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
Copeland
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From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
COPELAND'S
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From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
crowd
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From this reading He liked to accompany her and watch the crowd while she was doing her errands.
discipline
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From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
doing
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From this reading He liked to accompany her and watch the crowd while she was doing her errands.
errands
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From this reading He liked to accompany her and watch the crowd while she was doing her errands.
Fanny
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From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
Farley
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From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
following
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From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
FORTUNEnounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
found
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From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
go
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From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
gone
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From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
GOOD
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From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He liked to accompany her and watch the crowd while she was doing her errands.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
housewives
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From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
like
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From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
liked
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From this reading He liked to accompany her and watch the crowd while she was doing her errands.
machine
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From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
market
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From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
Nan
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From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
Now
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From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
Saturday
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From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
seated
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From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He liked to accompany her and watch the crowd while she was doing her errands.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
thrifty
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From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COPELAND’S GOOD FORTUNE Now that they had the car, Farley insisted that Nan should go to market.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He liked to accompany her and watch the crowd while she was doing her errands.
watch
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From this reading He liked to accompany her and watch the crowd while she was doing her errands.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He liked to accompany her and watch the crowd while she was doing her errands.
wife
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From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One Saturday, as Nan returned to the machine, with the chauffeur following with the basket, she found Fanny Copeland seated in the car beside Farley.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His wife, like all the thrifty housewives of the capital, had always gone to market, and he thought the discipline would be good for Nan.
