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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 Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had him gripped as tenaciously as the seductive toils of romance had the imaginative Dot enmeshed.
become
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From this reading He had long since become infatuated with the notion.
college
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From this reading “If I got to steal the money, she’s goin’ to college—the dream of her darlin’ dead mother.
consuming
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darlin
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dead
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Dot
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From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “If I got to steal the money, she’s goin’ to college—the dream of her darlin’ dead mother.
education
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enmeshed
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goin
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got
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gripped
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From this reading It had him gripped as tenaciously as the seductive toils of romance had the imaginative Dot enmeshed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had long since become infatuated with the notion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “If I got to steal the money, she’s goin’ to college—the dream of her darlin’ dead mother.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had him gripped as tenaciously as the seductive toils of romance had the imaginative Dot enmeshed.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
Huntington
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From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If I got to steal the money, she’s goin’ to college—the dream of her darlin’ dead mother.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I got to steal the money, she’s goin’ to college—the dream of her darlin’ dead mother.
imaginative
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From this reading It had him gripped as tenaciously as the seductive toils of romance had the imaginative Dot enmeshed.
infatuated
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From this reading He had long since become infatuated with the notion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had him gripped as tenaciously as the seductive toils of romance had the imaginative Dot enmeshed.
Lemuel
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From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
long
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From this reading He had long since become infatuated with the notion.
mania
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From this reading It was a consuming mania with him.
money
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From this reading “If I got to steal the money, she’s goin’ to college—the dream of her darlin’ dead mother.
mother
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
notion
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From this reading He had long since become infatuated with the notion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had him gripped as tenaciously as the seductive toils of romance had the imaginative Dot enmeshed.
romance
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seductive
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she's
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From this reading “If I got to steal the money, she’s goin’ to college—the dream of her darlin’ dead mother.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had long since become infatuated with the notion.
steal
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From this reading “If I got to steal the money, she’s goin’ to college—the dream of her darlin’ dead mother.
tenaciously
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From this reading It had him gripped as tenaciously as the seductive toils of romance had the imaginative Dot enmeshed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had long since become infatuated with the notion.
thousand
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From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
times
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From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If I got to steal the money, she’s goin’ to college—the dream of her darlin’ dead mother.
toils
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From this reading It had him gripped as tenaciously as the seductive toils of romance had the imaginative Dot enmeshed.
told
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From this reading Lemuel Huntington had told himself a thousand times that his Dot must have an education.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a consuming mania with him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had long since become infatuated with the notion.
