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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 There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
able
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
back
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
bank
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From this reading The sun was going down in a bank of heavy black clouds.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
big
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
black
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From this reading The sun was going down in a bank of heavy black clouds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
cab
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
came
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
climbed
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
clouds
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From this reading The sun was going down in a bank of heavy black clouds.
delivering
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
down
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
driving
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
fishing
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
gear
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
going
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
hand-painted
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
heavy
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From this reading The sun was going down in a bank of heavy black clouds.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
increase
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It started with a load of potatoes.
Joe
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
knew
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
life
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
load
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
Loftus
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
market
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
Montauk
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
night
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
out
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
peculiar
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
pick
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
potatoes
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
pulled
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
ready
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
remained
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
resorts
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
Return
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
roll
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
semi-trailer
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
sign
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
signs
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
spotted
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
spuds
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
standard
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
started
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From this reading It started with a load of potatoes.
suddenly
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
sun
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From this reading The sun was going down in a bank of heavy black clouds.
take
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
there
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
There's
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
truckload
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
up
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
way
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
we'd
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
wheel
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From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was one of those standard hand-painted _Return Load_ signs, so we pulled in and I climbed down from the cab while Joe remained behind the wheel, ready to roll if they had nothing for us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It started with a load of potatoes.
wondering
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From this reading Joe Loftus and I were driving the big semi-trailer back from Montauk that night after delivering a load of fishing gear to one of the big resorts out there and wondering if we'd be able to pick up a truckload of anything on the way back to increase the take when Joe spotted this sign.
wrong
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From this reading There's nothing peculiar about a load of potatoes going to market--but we knew something was wrong when the spuds suddenly came to life!
