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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 This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
ability
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From this reading At least no one ever called into question Dave McFadden's ability to govern his own household.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
actually
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From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
Agin's
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From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
also
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From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
Any
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From this reading Any man who puts his womenfolk to such shame ought to be choked!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
away
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From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
called
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From this reading At least no one ever called into question Dave McFadden's ability to govern his own household.
certain
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From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
choked
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From this reading Any man who puts his womenfolk to such shame ought to be choked!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
Danny
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From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
Dave
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From this reading At least no one ever called into question Dave McFadden's ability to govern his own household.
drawbacks
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From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least no one ever called into question Dave McFadden's ability to govern his own household.
father
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From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
furious
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From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
go
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From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
GOODnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
govern
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From this reading At least no one ever called into question Dave McFadden's ability to govern his own household.
happier
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From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Any man who puts his womenfolk to such shame ought to be choked!
household
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From this reading At least no one ever called into question Dave McFadden's ability to govern his own household.
hurried
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From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At least no one ever called into question Dave McFadden's ability to govern his own household.
Janet
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From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
large
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From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least no one ever called into question Dave McFadden's ability to govern his own household.
lot
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From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
man
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From this reading Any man who puts his womenfolk to such shame ought to be choked!
McFadden's
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From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
Mrs
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From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At least no one ever called into question Dave McFadden's ability to govern his own household.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At least no one ever called into question Dave McFadden's ability to govern his own household.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Any man who puts his womenfolk to such shame ought to be choked!
own
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From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
patent
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From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
pretending
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From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
PROMISES
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From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
puts
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From this reading Any man who puts his womenfolk to such shame ought to be choked!
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At least no one ever called into question Dave McFadden's ability to govern his own household.
ROSIE
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From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
Rosie's
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From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
sentimental
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From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
shame
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From this reading Any man who puts his womenfolk to such shame ought to be choked!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
spite
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From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Any man who puts his womenfolk to such shame ought to be choked!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROSIE PROMISES TO BE GOOD Rosie hurried away, furious at Danny, and furious also at her own father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of certain drawbacks, Janet McFadden's lot was happier than Mrs. Agin's, or than Rosie's own.
weakling
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From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Any man who puts his womenfolk to such shame ought to be choked!
womenfolk
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From this reading Any man who puts his womenfolk to such shame ought to be choked!
world
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From this reading This was so patent to the world at large that Janet could actually go about pretending that her father was a sentimental weakling.
